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Bitcoin Price Today (October 21, 2026): BTC at $83,691, Fear & Greed 63

Bitcoin trades at $83,691.00 (+0.84% 24h). Market cap $1.68T, Fear & Greed 63 (Greed), plus ETH, SOL and the top 5 gainers and losers in the top 100.

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Table of contents · 1 min read
  1. Key numbers
  2. Top 5 gainers (top 100, 24h)
  3. Top 5 losers (top 100, 24h)
  4. Track it live
Line chart of Bitcoin's daily price in Indian rupees from 21 Sep 2026 to 21 Oct 2026: up 0.8% from ₹77.93 lakh to ₹78.56 lakh, with a high of ₹83.31 lakh on 5 Oct and a low of ₹77.31 lakh on 18 Oct. Source: CoinGecko.
Bitcoin in rupees over the 30 days to 21 Oct 2026. Source: CoinGecko daily INR prices; chart by BtcMedia.

Bitcoin is trading at $83,691.00 on October 21, 2026, up 0.84% over the past 24 hours and +1.32% on the week. Its market capitalisation stands at $1.68T, about 59.6% of the combined value of the top 100 coins, with $27.68B traded in 24 hours. BTC sits 33.6% below its all-time high of $126,080.00. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index reads 63 (Greed), suggesting optimism is running ahead of caution.

Key numbers

MetricValue
BTC price$83,691.00
24h change+0.84%
7d change+1.32%
Market cap$1.68T
24h volume$27.68B
Fear & Greed63 (Greed)
Ethereum (ETH)$2,465.26 (+0.69%)
Solana (SOL)$106.37 (-0.63%)

Top 5 gainers (top 100, 24h)

CoinSymbolPrice24h
PearlPEARL$2.40+22.15%
XDC NetworkXDC$0.034695+7.26%
ZcashZEC$1,302.79+6.52%
NEAR ProtocolNEAR$5.17+5.43%
Pyth NetworkPYTH$0.079607+4.87%

Top 5 losers (top 100, 24h)

CoinSymbolPrice24h
BitwayBTW$1.53-11.90%
MorphoMORPHO$2.38-4.32%
MemeCoreM$0.756265-3.87%
QuantQNT$193.09-2.74%
ArbitrumARB$0.191481-2.07%

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Prices above are a snapshot taken 19:43 IST. For live numbers see the Bitcoin price page, the full top-100 crypto prices table, and our free crypto tools.

Data: CoinGecko and alternative.me Fear & Greed Index. Not financial advice.

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