🐋 Bitcoin (BTC) on 2026-10-08: price, whales and market data
Snapshot taken at 07:51 UTC from live data. It is never edited afterwards.
Snapshot of Bitcoin (BTC) on 2026-10-08: the price was 82,989 USD, down 1.34% over the previous 24 hours, with 24-hour volume of $2.48B and open interest of $3.32B. This permanent page records what Bitcoin whales were doing that day (long or short, entry price, open profit or loss), the futures funding rate and the spot-versus-futures flow, so you can compare it with today's live page.
Why did Bitcoin move today? What the data shows
- Flow that day: spot made up 15% of trading volume, open interest moved -2.01% over 24 hours and the hourly RSI was 53. Among the whales we track, 5 were long and 19 short.
- Futures funding is flat, so long and short bets are balanced. Open interest is $3.32B.
- 24 of the whales we track hold Bitcoin: 5 long ($63.75M) against 19 short ($755.27M). The whale money is positioned for a fall.
Key numbers
Price (USD)82,989
24h-1.34%
24h volume$2.48B
Open interest$3.32B
Funding / hour0.0007%
Bitcoin whales: who is long, who is short
| Whale | Side | Position size | Entry price | Open PnL | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0x5b5d…c060 | Short | $238.08M | 76,098 | -$22.79M | 5x |
| 0xb83d…6e36 | Short | $192.56M | 77,142 | -$16.04M | 5x |
| 0xb695…a92d | Short | $66.82M | 78,725 | -$4.31M | 20x |
| 0x7fda…17d1 | Short | $50.98M | 84,941 | $477.5K | 30x |
| 0xcfe2…8fb3 | Long | $42.27M | 78,639 | $2.96M | 10x |
Other days
Educational, based on public data, not financial advice. Whales lose money too and leverage can wipe out a deposit.