Bitcoin drops below $81,000 as leveraged positions are liquidated
Bitcoin traded below $81,000 and leveraged crypto positions were liquidated. One cited figure was over $485 million liquidated in a single hour.
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Daily price snapshots, 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-23 UTCPrice in USD
Dates are in UTC. Missing days are omitted. Today's UTC point is provisional and can change with each automatic update.
| Date or sample | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | $2,686.89 |
| 2026-09-28 | $2,688.71 |
| 2026-09-29 | $2,665.41 |
| 2026-09-30 | $2,686.03 |
| 2026-10-01 | $2,704.91 |
| 2026-10-02 | $2,668.87 |
| 2026-10-03 | $2,687.24 |
| 2026-10-04 | $2,727.04 |
| 2026-10-05 | $2,710.71 |
| 2026-10-06 | $2,699.49 |
| 2026-10-07 | $2,573.45 |
| 2026-10-08 | $2,473.17 |
| 2026-10-09 | $2,486.74 |
| 2026-10-10 | $2,506.12 |
| 2026-10-11 | $2,535.00 |
| 2026-10-12 | $2,445.14 |
| 2026-10-13 | $2,498.13 |
| 2026-10-14 | $2,419.54 |
| 2026-10-15 | $2,440.51 |
| 2026-10-16 | $2,420.85 |
| 2026-10-17 | $2,397.09 |
| 2026-10-18 | $2,406.45 |
| 2026-10-19 | $2,405.97 |
| 2026-10-20 | $2,448.35 |
| 2026-10-21 | $2,470.09 |
| 2026-10-22 | $2,384.14 |
| 2026-10-23 (provisional) | $2,386.64 |
Bitcoin traded below $81,000 and leveraged crypto positions were liquidated. One cited figure was over $485 million liquidated in a single hour.
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