Bitcoin trades at $86,793 as of 12:40 UTC, up $266.48 from the prior quote. The rally follows three straight daily closes below $84,000 — yesterday’s close was $83,553.9. Today’s price is the highest since September 28, when BTC/USD closed at $84,383.
Daily volume holds steady at $4.29 billion. The bid-ask spread is 0.01 — wider than forex or metals — consistent with typical crypto liquidity conditions. No regulatory or macroeconomic events directly affecting BTC/USD are scheduled in the near term.
Based on ForTraders market data as of 2026-10-02 12:54 UTC.