--- title: "Why did Bitcoin move on October 26, 2026?" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/bitcoin/2026-10-26" date: 2026-10-26 --- # Why did Bitcoin move on October 26, 2026? On October 26, 2026 (UTC), BTC went from about $80,154.50 to $80,145.90 (-0.01%) on Gate · USDT, trading between $79,373.60 and $80,840.40. BTC is within a usual day's range. BTC fell further than this on 16 of the past 29 days. 16 BTC reports are on the timeline below. Timing alone does not show what caused the move. - Day open / close: $80,154.50 → $80,145.90 (24 hourly candles, Gate · USDT) - Day range: $79,373.60 – $80,840.40 - Versus the past month: 16 of the past 29 days fell further; -0.01% in the 24 hours to Oct 27, 2026, 00:00 UTC, \<0.1× a typical day (0.8%). - 30-day range: 8.1% below the high · 1.1% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue - Other tracked coins: 7 of 25 others also fell 0.0% or more; 18 rose that much - 24h volume: 1.1×; of its prior 30-day daily average Computed from Gate · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to Oct 27, 2026, 00:00 UTC. ## BTC timeline around October 26, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026, 14:01 UTC: [US spot Bitcoin ETFs end two-week outflow streak with about $301 million weekly inflow]() · Decrypt — US spot Bitcoin ETFs finished the week with roughly $301 million in net inflows, Decrypt reported, snapping a two-week losing streak despite $137.9 million in Friday outflows and a two-day slide of about $773.5 million. - Oct 26, 2026, 05:15 UTC: [Electrum patched a wallet flaw that let rogue servers steal bitcoin]() · CoinDesk — Electrum disclosed that malicious servers could replace unconfirmed payments in its wallet, then sign a valid replacement sending coins to the attacker once users raised the fee. - Oct 26, 2026, 12:24 UTC: [Strive buys 6,182 bitcoin for $511.4 million, lifting holdings to 43,000 BTC]() · Bitcoin Magazine — Strive acquired 6,182 bitcoin for $511.4 million between October 17 and October 23 at an average of $82,732 per bitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine reported, citing an SEC filing. - Oct 26, 2026, 13:01 UTC: [Galaxy Research says bitcoin's bear market ended at the June low]() · Decrypt — Galaxy Research, in a report by head of firmwide research Alex Thorn, said bitcoin's bear market ended at the June low and that the asset is in an accumulation phase, writing that now is an attractive time to buy and hold bitcoin. - Oct 26, 2026, 13:02 UTC: [Bitcoin dips below $80,000 ahead of Fed decision and midterms]() · Decrypt — Bitcoin fell as low as $79,332 before recovering to $80,240, down 2.5% over the past week, Decrypt reported, citing CoinGecko data. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $635.5 million in net outflows on Thursday and a further $137.9 million on… - Oct 26, 2026, 13:21 UTC: [Bitcoin Magazine video examines Bitcoin exposure after PHP flaws take sites offline]() · Bitcoin Magazine — Bitcoin Magazine published a video in which its technical editor Shinobi discusses PHP vulnerabilities that took government websites in France and Finland and hospital sites in the Netherlands offline, and whether Bitcoin is exposed. - Oct 26, 2026, 13:23 UTC: [Strategy pauses bitcoin purchases, spends $204.9 million buying back STRC]() · The Block — Strategy made no bitcoin purchases or sales in the week of October 19–25 and instead spent $204.9 million repurchasing its STRC preferred stock, Bitcoin Magazine reported, citing a company release. - Oct 26, 2026, 14:06 UTC: [South Korea weighs fourth delay of 22% crypto tax to 2029]() · Bitcoin Magazine — South Korea's presidential office is reviewing a fourth postponement of the country's 22% tax on crypto gains, moving the start from January 2027 to 2029, Bitcoin Magazine reported, citing Newsis. - Oct 26, 2026, 17:41 UTC: [Electrum patches flaw that let rogue servers redirect fee-bumped payments]() · Decrypt — Electrum released version 4.8.3 to fix a high-severity flaw affecting all earlier versions, Decrypt reported. - Oct 27, 2026, 04:00 UTC: [Bitcoin Core fixes memory growth flaw in paused pre-BIP31 peers]() · Bitcoin Core — Bitcoin Core disclosed CVE-2026-117349, a medium-severity, easily discoverable flaw in which pre-BIP31 peers that never unpause let queued announcements grow without limit, at up to 2MB per hour per inbound peer and 5MB per hour per… - Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 UTC: [Bitcoin trades below $80,000 as analysts flag near-term weakness]() · CoinDesk — Bitcoin is trading below $80,000, under its 50-day average, according to observers cited in a CoinDesk Daybook newsletter. - Oct 27, 2026, 13:01 UTC: [Luxor raises $16 million round led by CMT Digital to expand AI compute business]() · Decrypt — Luxor Technology Corporation, a bitcoin miner turned AI compute firm, announced a $16 million strategic investment round led by CMT Digital, Bitcoin Magazine reported. - Oct 27, 2026, 14:34 UTC: [Crypto industry spends about $176 million across more than 100 midterm races]() · Bitcoin Magazine — The crypto industry has spent about $176 million across more than 100 midterm races this cycle, according to a Reuters review of campaign spending cited by Bitcoin Magazine. Fairshake and its affiliates had spent about $150.8 million… - Oct 27, 2026, 18:16 UTC: [Keystone to destroy 18,835 Bitcoin wallets after factory key theft]() · Decrypt — Keystone said it will destroy 18,835 unsold Bitcoin hardware wallets and pause shipping after attackers obtained the factory WebAuth key used to prove devices are genuine, Decrypt reported. - Oct 27, 2026, 18:29 UTC: [CFTC reportedly reopens Polymarket inquiry over US user access]() · Bitcoin Magazine — The CFTC is reportedly investigating whether Polymarket violated its January 2022 settlement by allowing US users onto its offshore platform, Bitcoin Magazine reported, citing Reuters. Polymarket paid a $1.4 million penalty in that… - Oct 27, 2026, 19:18 UTC: [VanEck launches Wealth Builder ETF with indirect Bitcoin exposure]() · Bitcoin Magazine — VanEck launched its actively managed Wealth Builder ETF, trading on the NYSE as WBMO, packaging stocks, bonds, gold and indirect bitcoin exposure into one fund, Bitcoin Magazine reported. The gross expense ratio is 0.33%, with a 0.07% fee… Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move. ## Same-day movers · 2026-10-26 (UTC) - [Quack AI (Q) +248.57%]() - [USD.AI (CHIP) +15.90%]() [Bitcoin (BTC) price and news]() [Methods and limitations]()