Bitcoin's last 24 hours in plain words, with a thought to sit with and a reminder to step away.
Read today's tableMarkets for Tue 27 Oct (US)The last 24 hours of Bitcoin, in plain words.
G'day and welcome to the table. Strategy sat out a week of buying, the US Bitcoin funds swung back to inflows, and the Fed's decision is next on the menu.
PeteThe one Bitcoin story that matters today, in plain words.
Bitcoin slipped back below US$80,000 on Tuesday (US time), trading near US$79,700, while Asian technology shares rallied without it. The US Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting, with its interest rate decision due Wednesday, US time. CME's FedWatch tool showed traders putting around a 90% chance on no change.
CoinDesk, 27 Oct →The numbers, plus a few bite-sized headlines.
Prices from CoinGecko, network data from mempool.space. For information only. The halving time is an estimate based on ten-minute blocks.
Strategy bought and sold no Bitcoin between 19 and 25 October, ending five weeks in a row of purchases. It still holds 848,517 BTC. Instead, it spent US$204.9 million of cash buying back 2,068,459 of its own STRC preferred shares.
Investing.com, 27 Oct →The US spot Bitcoin funds took in a net US$110.3 million on Monday, all of it into BlackRock's IBIT, according to Farside Investors. That followed about US$774 million of outflows over the previous two trading days.
Farside Investors, 27 Oct →The Fed's statement is due Wednesday, US time. Coinbase and Strategy report earnings on Thursday, and about US$10.9 billion of Bitcoin options expire on Friday.
Yahoo Finance, 26 Oct →How the best-known Bitcoin holding companies closed, and how much Bitcoin each reports holding.
| Company | Ticker | Last close | Day change | BTC held | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy | MSTR Nasdaq | US$141.40 | +1.13% | 848,517 BTC | Strategy 8-K as of 25 Oct |
| Metaplanet | 3350.T Tokyo | ¥258 | −1.90% | 44,000 BTC | TSE filing as of 30 Sep |
| Twenty One Capital | XXI NYSE | US$5.90 | +5.36% | 43,514 BTC | Corgano (SEC filing) as of 30 Jun |
| Strive | ASST Nasdaq | US$27.14 | +3.10% | 43,000 BTC | The Block (8-K) as of 23 Oct |
| MARA Holdings | MARA Nasdaq | US$7.09 | +3.65% | 35,577 BTC | Corgano (SEC filing) as of 30 Jun |
| Coinbase | COIN Nasdaq | US$161.09 | +0.93% | 17,864 BTC | Corgano (company filing) as of 30 Jun |
| CleanSpark | CLSK Nasdaq | US$8.19 | +5.41% | 13,530 BTC | Corgano (company filing) as of 30 Sep |
| Tesla | TSLA Nasdaq | US$407.46 | +4.04% | 11,509 BTC | BitcoinTreasuries.NET as of 30 Sep |
| Riot Platforms | RIOT Nasdaq | US$13.56 | +7.70% | 11,380 BTC | Corgano (SEC filing) as of 30 Jun |
| The Smarter Web Company | SWC London | 46.04p (GBP) | −2.55% | 2,850 BTC | Company RNS as of 23 Oct |
Past figures only. Not a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
Closing prices for Tue 27 Oct from Yahoo Finance, each in its home currency (Tokyo in yen, London in pence). BTC held is the latest figure each company has reported, so some dates are older. Coinbase and Tesla hold Bitcoin alongside their main businesses, and MARA, CleanSpark and Riot are miners. Prices: Yahoo Finance.
Preferred shares issued by Bitcoin treasury companies, and where they closed.
| Ticker | Issuer | Last close | Day change | Stated dividend | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRC | Strategy | US$99.49 | +0.32% | 12.00% variable | 27 Oct close |
| STRF | Strategy | US$101.10 | +0.15% | 10.00% fixed | 27 Oct close |
| STRD | Strategy | US$69.87 | +0.46% | 10.00% fixed | 27 Oct close |
| STRK | Strategy | US$70.15 | +0.42% | 8.00% fixed | 27 Oct close |
| SATA | Strive | US$98.50 | +0.14% | 13.00% variable | 27 Oct close |
| SATS | Strive | US$94.60 | +0.11% | 15.00% fixed | 27 Oct close |
| MORE | The Smarter Web Company (London) | £90.00 (no USD quote) | −0.99% | 12.00% variable, paid weekly | 27 Oct close (London) |
Past figures only. Not a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
Closing prices on US markets, except MORE, which trades in London in GBP. Strategy also has STRE, a euro preferred paying 10.00% fixed, which has no US quote, so it is not priced here. Dividend rates are as stated by each issuer and can change for variable-rate shares. Sources: Yahoo Finance prices, PrefWatch Strategy rates, PrefWatch Strive rates, Smarter Web MORE rate, 20 Oct.
Public companies that report adding Bitcoin, and how much they now hold.
| Company | Announced | Bought | Price paid | New total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League (SLE) | 26 Oct | 4 BTC (22 to 25 Oct) | about US$80,581 per BTC | 7 BTC (its October filings added together) | SEC 8-K → |
| Strategy (MSTR) | 26 Oct | None (19 to 25 Oct) | No purchase this week | 848,517 BTC | Strategy 8-K → |
| Strive (ASST) | 26 Oct | 6,182 BTC (17 to 23 Oct) | US$511.4m, about US$82,732 per BTC | 43,000 BTC | Bitcoin Magazine → |
| The Smarter Web Company (SWC) | 23 Oct | 20 BTC | £1,234,668, about £61,733 per BTC (stated in GBP) | 2,850 BTC | Company announcement → |
| Strategy (MSTR) | 19 Oct | 267 BTC (12 to 18 Oct) | about US$22m, about US$82,900 per BTC | 848,517 BTC | Strategy ledger → |
Taken from company filings and announcements. Companies report on their own schedules, so a quiet week can simply mean no filing yet.
Money moving into and out of the US spot Bitcoin funds on the latest trading day.
Mon 26 Oct 2026 (US trading day)
| Fund | Net flow |
|---|---|
| IBIT BlackRock | +US$110.3m |
| All US spot funds | +US$110.3m |
Figures in US$ millions. All other US spot funds showed no flow that day. Tuesday 27 Oct figures were not yet published when this edition was made. Source: Farside Investors.
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See you at the table,
Pete
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