• Current Price: Approximately $66,500–$67,500 USD (variations across sources: CoinMarketCap ~$66,100–$67,200, CoinDesk ~$67,187, others in $66,588–$67,411 range; consolidating around $67,000 mid-day).

  • 24-Hour Performance: Down -2% to -4.3% (some trackers show -2.75% to -4.25%), with intraday range from lows ~$66,000–$66,400 to highs ~$69,200–$69,900.

  • Market Cap: Around $1.31T–$1.35T, maintaining its undisputed #1 ranking (circulating supply ~19.99M BTC out of 21M max).

  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: High at $42B–$48B+, indicating active trading but driven more by selling pressure than fresh buying.

  • Key Drivers Behind Today's Move:

    • Broader correction continuation: BTC has shed ~46–50% from its October 2025 all-time high above $126,000, with recent dips to low $60,000s before partial recovery.

    • Macro influence: Stronger-than-expected U.S. January jobs data (130,000+ added, unemployment at 4.3%) trimmed losses slightly but reinforced "risk-off" sentiment, as BTC correlates with equities in this cycle.

    • Technicals & sentiment: Bears in control on daily charts (downtrend intact), with analysts noting weak buyer momentum, declining futures open interest, and extreme fear levels. Some predict further downside to $50,000–$60,000 in a potential "bear leg" for 2026.

    • No major positive catalysts today—focus remains on consolidation, potential stabilization, and long-term institutional interest persisting despite volatility.