Bitcoin today

Saturday 24 October 2026 · AI brief from the news and the prices

Daily closes, last 14 days

Bitcoin is trading at 79,419.46, down 2.18% from yesterday's close of 81,189.43, so the slide has continued rather than reversed. Yesterday's session already showed weakness: it opened at 81,416.09, reached a high of 82,060.88 and fell back to close lower.

What the headlines mean for the price, which level matters most today and what would change the picture.