Bitcoin Holds Above $85,000 as Memecoins Lead Broad Rebound
BTC is up 4.63% in 24 hours and 10.02% on the week, with Pepe, Dogecoin and Bittensor leading gains and sentiment at Extreme Greed.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:10 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds
Key points
- •Bitcoin is at $85,358, up 4.63% in 24 hours and 10.02% over seven days, but still 32.30% below its $126,080 all-time high.
- •Pepe leads 24-hour gainers at 26.40%, followed by Bittensor at 18.63% and Dogecoin at 11.87%.
- •The Fear and Greed index reads 78 (Extreme Greed), up from 70 a day earlier.
- •OKX BTC-USDT perpetual funding is 0.01% per 8 hours, with open interest of $2.59B.
- •Total crypto market capitalisation is $2.90T with Bitcoin dominance at 58.81%.
Bitcoin Extends Its Weekly Advance
Bitcoin trades at $85,358, up 4.63% over 24 hours and 10.02% over seven days, per data as of 05:45 UTC. The session range ran from $81,436 to $87,330. Over the past 216 hours the asset has climbed 10.43% from $77,297, touching a high of $85,358 and a low of $75,898. It remains 32.30% below its all-time high of $126,080.
Market capitalisation stands at $1.71T on 24-hour volume of $62.22B. Bitcoin dominance is 58.81%, and the total crypto market cap is $2.90T, up 0.71% in a day on $159.99B of volume.
Memecoins and AI Tokens Outrun the Majors
Pepe leads the 24-hour gainers, up 26.40% and 45.06% on the week at $0.00000507. Bittensor adds 18.63%, Dogecoin 11.87%, Shiba Inu 8.63% and Sui 8.09%. CoinDesk reported Dogecoin leading the market rebound, with bitcoin steady above $85,000.
Among the largest assets, XRP rises 5.50%, Solana 4.13% and Ethereum 2.45% to $2,730.47. Zcash is up 28.43% over seven days at $1,515.76. MemeCore is the weakest 24-hour performer, down 10.78%, while Avalanche falls 6.75% against a 42.87% weekly gain.
The Fear and Greed index reads 78, Extreme Greed, up from 70 yesterday. The desk sentiment gauge sits at 64, Greed.
Fees Flat, Funding Neutral, DeFi Holds
Bitcoin network fees are at 1 sat/vB across fastest, half-hour, hour and economy tiers. Difficulty progress is 21.13% through the current epoch, with a projected 1.91% adjustment and 1,590 blocks remaining.
On OKX's BTC-USDT perpetual, the funding rate is 0.01% per 8 hours, with open interest of $2.59B. DeFi total value locked is $96.04B, led by Ethereum at $54.17B, Solana at $6.46B and Base at $6.19B. CoinDesk also reported traders warning that leverage is building as bitcoin shorts face pressure.
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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-09-22T06:00:10.320Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.
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