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Bitcoin Holds Above $83,000 as Liquidations Cool

BTC sits 33.72% below its all-time high while the Fear and Greed index slips from 69 to 57 and altcoins lead the downside.

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:00:10 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds

Key points

  • •Bitcoin trades at $83,560, down 0.38% in 24 hours and 2.46% over seven days, 33.72% below its $126,080 all-time high.
  • •Total crypto market capitalisation is $2.83T, down 2.86% in 24 hours, with BTC dominance at 59.3%.
  • •Pump.fun leads 24-hour decliners at $0.00507767, down 14.48%; Bitway leads gainers at $1.80, up 6.57%.
  • •The Fear and Greed index reads 57 (Greed), down from 69 yesterday; desk sentiment is 49 (Neutral).
  • •OKX BTC-USDT-SWAP funding is 0.0057% per 8 hours, with open interest of $2.46B.

Bitcoin Steadies After a Volatile Session

Bitcoin trades at $83,560, down 0.38% over 24 hours and 2.46% across the week. The session ranged between $81,018 and $84,231, and the asset remains 33.72% below its all-time high of $126,080. CoinDesk reported that bitcoin rebounded above $83,000, decoupling from tumbling Korean stocks and Nasdaq futures, having earlier slid below $82,000 as liquidations passed $770 million, per The Block.

The broader market has not followed the same path. Total crypto market capitalisation stands at $2.83T, down 2.86% in 24 hours, on $95.69B of volume. Bitcoin dominance is 59.3%.

Altcoins Lead the Retreat

Ethereum trades at $2,524.62, down 1.22% on the day and 6.76% on the week. Solana is weaker still at $108.13, off 3.93% and 10.02% respectively. XRP sits at $1.37 after a 2.87% daily decline.

The 24-hour loser board is led by Pump.fun at $0.00507767, down 14.48%, followed by Ethena at $0.212738, down 11.23%, and NEAR Protocol at $5.30, down 10.09%. Zcash, at $1,212.76, fell 9.08%. Among gainers, Bitway rose 6.57% to $1.80 and Monero added 0.71% to $536.19.

Sentiment and Network Conditions

The Fear and Greed index reads 57, labelled Greed, down from 69 yesterday. The desk sentiment measure sits at 49, Neutral.

On the network, the fastest bitcoin fee is 2 sat/vB, with economy transactions at 1 sat/vB. Difficulty adjustment is 74.55% complete, with 513 blocks remaining before a projected 5.00% change. OKX BTC-USDT-SWAP funding stands at 0.0057% per 8 hours, with open interest of $2.46B.

DeFi total value locked is $91.81B, led by Ethereum at $51.30B, Base at $6.22B and Solana at $6.07B. In headlines, CoinDesk reported that Blur, once the largest Ethereum NFT marketplace, is shutting down after volumes collapsed 99%, while CoinTelegraph reported that Binance will close its crypto mining pool services in November.

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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-10-13T06:00:10.645Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.

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