Bitcoin is down today. BTC fell 1.7% in 24 hours to $83,481 as of 13:32 UTC on Monday, September 28, 2026. Ether was -0.8% at $2,687 and the total crypto market -4.1%, so BTC did better than the market. 13 of the 40 largest coins were higher.
Why is Bitcoin down today? What the numbers show
- Versus the market. BTC outperformed the market by 2.4 percentage points (-1.7% versus -4.1% for all of crypto), so part of the move is market-wide and part is specific to Bitcoin.
- Versus Ether. BTC trailed Ether by 0.9 percentage points over 24 hours, and ranked 20th of 40 large coins by 24-hour change. Bitcoin dominance is 58.1%.
- Trading activity. 24-hour trading volume was $34.7 billion, equal to 2.1% of BTC’s $1.68 trillion market value, up 65.3% on the previous day. A price move on sharply higher volume carries more weight than one on thin trading.
- 24-hour range. BTC traded between $82,719 (09:50 UTC) and $85,004 (13:35 UTC, Sep 27), a 2.8% swing. The low came after the high. The current price sits in the middle of that range.
- The bigger picture. Over 7 days BTC is -1.5% and over 30 days +7.4%. The 30-day range is $75,761 to $87,158. BTC is 33.8% below its all-time high of $126,080.
- Sentiment. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index reads 74 (Greed), up from 70 a day earlier.
- Network. The Bitcoin blockchain is at block 968,999. The next halving, at block 1,050,000, is 81,001 blocks away — roughly 2 years at the current average of 606 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) | $83,481 | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,687 | -0.8% | -1.2% |
| Total crypto market | $2.88 trillion | -4.1% | — |
The Bitcoin stories behind today’s move
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How this report is made
CryptoNewsInsights calculates every figure in this report from CoinGecko market data recorded at 13:32 UTC on Monday, September 28, 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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