Bitcoin trades 32% below record a year after setting peak
Image: CointelegraphBitcoin traded around $85,300 to $85,559, roughly 32% below its record high near $126,000 set on or around Oct. 6, 2025. US spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $89.9 million on Monday, reversing two days of inflows. Cumulative net inflows fell 5.8% to $57.7 billion from $61.3 billion. US spot Ether ETFs recorded about $51 million in net outflows, a fifth straight losing day. Bitcoin had bounced roughly 45% from a summer low near $58,000.
Key points
- Spot Bitcoin ETF flows are cited as a market factor.
- 6, 2025.
Why it matters
For crypto markets, spot Bitcoin ETF flows are a key indicator. The reports link sustained inflows to the record high and note recent outflows as BTC trades about 32% below that peak.
What's unclear
The exact BTC spot price differs across reports, cited as about $85,300 and $85,559.
The precise record high varies by price feed, cited from about $126,080 to $126,223.
Price context · BTC
At publication
$85,800.00
Now
$85,918.00
Change since
+0.14%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 2 publishers
Crypto Briefing
Tier 2
Bitcoin sits 32% below its $126,000 record one year later
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Cointelegraph
- Confirmed by Crypto Briefing
- CryptoVideos brief published
How this brief was made. Our system found this event in 2 independent publications, summarised two complete reports with AI and checked every number above against the source text. Sources are linked in full. Not financial advice. Report an error
