Bitcoin (BTC)
Track persisted Bitcoin price, 24-hour change, market cap, rank and volume alongside evidence-led BTC context, risks and published research.
BTC market snapshot
- Price
- $63,970
- 24h change
- +0.40%
- Market cap
- $1.28T
- Market rank
- #1
- 24h volume
- $22.89B
This is the last verified snapshot, but it is older than 6 hours and should not be read as a current quote.
Observed:
Source: CoinGecko market universe · retrieved · evidence artifact:sha256:2d31e6ccdd1002ad4d11f3c4672d3bb40e3679e1268d1bbfee27b6247f611e93
Overview
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer monetary network whose native asset, BTC, is issued under a fixed protocol schedule capped at 21 million units. Transactions are ordered by miners using proof of work, and holders can verify the ledger without relying on a central issuer. This page separates the latest persisted market observation from durable network context.
Why Bitcoin matters
Bitcoin is the largest crypto asset by market capitalization in most market regimes and is a common reference point for liquidity, institutional access and crypto-wide risk appetite. Its market structure can influence correlations across other digital assets, while its settlement network has a distinct security and monetary policy model.
What can drive BTC
- Spot and derivatives liquidity, including the balance between long-term holders and shorter-horizon market participants.
- Changes in regulated access, custody infrastructure and institutional portfolio usage.
- The issuance schedule, miner economics and network fee demand around block-space usage.
Risks and evidence limits
- Large drawdowns and leverage-driven liquidations can occur even when the network continues operating normally.
- Mining concentration, fee-market changes or prolonged pressure on miner economics can affect security assumptions.
- Regulatory, tax and custody rules vary by jurisdiction and can change access or market structure.
Market price and network activity do not by themselves establish cause, value or future performance. Venue data can differ.
Published BTC intelligence
Strategy Reports No Bitcoin Purchases as Cash Reserve Reaches $3.75 Billion
The company kept its holdings at 843,775 BTC during the latest week while reporting $544.5 million in net proceeds from common-stock sales.
Solana Leads the Majors Into Monday as Futures Open Interest Falls a Second Straight Window
Solana gained 1.07% and outpaced Ether and Bitcoin in the window ending 04:00 UTC Monday while Binance perpetual open interest fell another 1.67% — two consecutive windows of spot-led gains, with no verified catalyst.
Ether Extends Its Gain on Bitcoin as Saturday's Futures Build Reverses
Ether added 0.69% and a further 0.43% against Bitcoin in the window ending 04:00 UTC Monday, but perpetual open interest fell from its Sunday peak — a spot-carried advance in a thin tape, not a leverage-led break.
Bitcoin Firms Into the Monday Asia Open as Futures Interest Eases on Thin Turnover
Bitcoin closed the 24-hour window ending 04:00 UTC Monday up 0.25%, with the whole gain accruing after 22:00 UTC while Binance perpetual open interest eased 0.34% — a spot-led, low-volume tape with no verified catalyst.
Bitcoin questions
What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is an open monetary network and BTC is its native asset. The network uses proof of work to order transactions and enforce a protocol-defined issuance schedule.
How is new BTC issued?
Miners receive a block subsidy and transaction fees. The subsidy is reduced approximately every 210,000 blocks until the capped issuance schedule is exhausted.
What does Bitcoin market capitalization measure?
It is the observed BTC price multiplied by estimated circulating supply. It is a comparative market measure, not cash available to exit at one price.
Why can Bitcoin prices differ between venues?
Each venue has its own order book, currency pairs, participants and liquidity. Aggregated provider observations can therefore differ from a specific exchange quote.
Does this page fetch a live Bitcoin quote?
No. It reads the latest verified CoinGecko market-universe observation already persisted by the publication and labels stale or unavailable data explicitly.