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title: "Why did Bitcoin move on October 24, 2026?"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/bitcoin/2026-10-24"
date: 2026-10-24
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# Why did Bitcoin move on October 24, 2026?

On October 24, 2026 (UTC), BTC went from about $81,188.30 to $80,880.90 (-0.38%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $79,220.10 and $81,212.40. For the closed-hour 24h window: BTC is within a usual day's range. BTC fell further than this on 9 of the past 29 days. No BTC report was published here that day; the cause is unresolved.

- Day open / close: $81,188.30 → $80,880.90 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT)
- Day range: $79,220.10 – $81,212.40
- Versus the past month: 9 of the past 29 days fell further; Closed-hour 24h move -0.38%, 0.5× its prior 30-day median of 0.8%.
- 30-day range: 7.3% below the high · 2.1% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins: 18 of 23 moved the same way; 4 moved the other way
- 24h volume: 0.7×; of its prior 30-day daily average
- Perpetual swap: funding near zero · open interest flat; OKX perpetual swap BTC-USDT-SWAP

Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 25/10/2026, 00:00 UTC.

Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move.

## Same-day movers · 2026-10-24 (UTC)

- [Irys (IRYS) -47.17%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/irys/2026-10-24>)
- [Quantus (QTC) -13.56%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/quantus/2026-10-24>)
- [Sui (SUI) -2.28%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/sui/2026-10-24>)
- [Ondo (ONDO) -2.17%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/ondo-finance/2026-10-24>)
- [Zcash (ZEC) +2.13%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/zcash/2026-10-24>)

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