Bitcoin Holds Near $87,000 as Weekly Gain Reaches 15.03%
BTC sits 31.16% below its all-time high while XRP, Zcash and Bitcoin Cash lead a broad altcoin advance.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:10 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds
Key points
- •Bitcoin trades at $86,796, up 1.64% in 24 hours and 15.03% over seven days, still 31.16% below its $126,080 all-time high.
- •XRP leads large caps with a 7.60% daily gain and 26.51% weekly rise at $1.62; Zcash adds 7.08% to $1,616.26 and Solana 2.09% to $119.01.
- •Bitcoin Cash is the biggest 24-hour mover among listed assets, up 28.22% to $339.29, while Rain leads decliners at -4.03%.
- •Global market cap stands at $2.96T with bitcoin dominance at 58.71%; the Fear and Greed index eases to 71 from 78.
- •OKX BTC-USDT swap funding is 0.0023% per eight hours on $2.61B of open interest, as fastest-layer fees sit at 2 sat/vB.
Bitcoin Extends Its Run
Bitcoin trades at $86,796, up 1.64% over 24 hours and 15.03% across the week, according to the desk's data as of 05:45 UTC. The 24-hour range runs from $85,163 to $87,251. Over the past 240 hours the asset has moved from $77,297 to $86,796, a gain of 12.29%, having touched a low of $75,898 along the way.
The market capitalisation stands at $1.74T on 24-hour volume of $42.15B. Bitcoin remains 31.16% below its all-time high of $126,080. CoinDesk notes that bitcoin is on a streak it has not hit since 2012, and separately reports that Zcash leads crypto majors with a 10% gain as bitcoin holds near $87,000.
Altcoins Outpace the Leader
XRP is the standout among large caps, up 7.60% in 24 hours and 26.51% over seven days at $1.62. Zcash trades at $1,616.26, up 7.08% on the day and 41.69% on the week. Solana is at $119.01, up 2.09% over 24 hours and 22.99% over seven days, while Ethereum sits at $2,769.07, up 1.34% and 15.83% respectively.
Among the larger 24-hour movers, Bitcoin Cash gains 28.22% to $339.29 and Uniswap rises 17.64% to $10.57, with weekly gains of 53.87% and 64.61%. Hedera adds 8.08% and Mantle 8.23%. On the losing side, Rain falls 4.03%, MemeCore 3.79% and Canton 1.65%. TRON is the only top-ten name in the red over 24 hours, down 1.43%.
Sentiment, Flows and Fees
Total market capitalisation across crypto is $2.96T on $119.76B of 24-hour volume, with bitcoin dominance at 58.71%. The crypto Fear and Greed index reads 71, or Greed, down from 78 a day earlier; the desk sentiment gauge reads 66, also labelled Greed. DeFi total value locked is $96.86B, led by Ethereum at $54.64B, Solana at $6.53B, Base at $6.29B and BSC at $5.91B.
On the Bitcoin network, the fastest fee is 2 sat/vB, with half-hour, hour and economy tiers all at 1 sat/vB. The difficulty adjustment is 27.23% complete and points to a change of -3.36% with 1,467 blocks remaining. In derivatives, the OKX BTC-USDT swap carries a funding rate of 0.0023% per eight hours against $2.61B of open interest — a modest positive reading that market participants typically read as mild long-side positioning.
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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-09-23T06:00:10.659Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.
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