Bitcoin was little changed over the past 24 hours: BTC traded at $85,167 (+1.1%) as of 13:32 UTC on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Ether was -0.4% at $2,722 and the total crypto market -2.0%, so BTC did better than the market. 26 of the 41 largest coins were higher.
Why is Bitcoin flat today? What the numbers show
- Versus the market. BTC moved against the market: +1.1% while total crypto market value was -2.0%. That points to a Bitcoin-specific driver; see the stories below.
- Versus Ether. BTC beat Ether by 1.5 percentage points over 24 hours, and ranked 13th of 41 large coins by 24-hour change. Bitcoin dominance is 58.5%.
- Trading activity. 24-hour trading volume was $33.1 billion, equal to 1.9% of BTC’s $1.71 trillion market value.
- 24-hour range. BTC traded between $82,972 (06:50 UTC) and $85,295 (13:20 UTC), a 2.8% swing. The high came after the low. The current price sits near the top of that range.
- The bigger picture. Over 7 days BTC is -0.4% and over 30 days +9.4%. The 30-day range is $75,447 to $86,693. BTC is 32.5% below its all-time high of $126,080.
- Sentiment. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index reads 71 (Greed), down from 73 a day earlier.
- Network. The Bitcoin blockchain is at block 969,305. The next halving, at block 1,050,000, is 80,695 blocks away — roughly 2 years at the current average of 599 seconds per block — when the block reward falls from 3.125 to 1.5625 BTC.
Bitcoin, Ether and the market at a glance
| Asset | Price | 24 hours | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $85,167 | +1.1% | -0.4% |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,722 | -0.4% | +0.2% |
| Total crypto market | $2.92 trillion | -2.0% | — |
The Bitcoin stories behind today’s move
What CryptoNewsInsights reported in the past 48 hours:
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The live BTC price, chart and converter are on our Bitcoin price page, every daily report is collected on Bitcoin Today, and the previous report is Why Is Bitcoin Down Today? BTC Falls 1.7% to $83,481. For the rest of the market, see our Markets page and the Bitcoin news desk.
How this report is made
CryptoNewsInsights calculates every figure in this report from CoinGecko market data recorded at 13:32 UTC on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, with block height and halving estimate from mempool.space. Stablecoins and wrapped or staked versions of other coins are left out of the rankings. Changes are over the previous 24 hours unless stated. The report describes what the price did and which measurable factors moved with it; it does not claim a single cause and does not predict prices. It is not financial advice.
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