Bitcoin was near $81,400 in a Coinbase Exchange snapshot taken at 01:32 IST on 23 October 2026. The exchange’s separate 24-hour statistics showed a 3.85% decline from that window’s opening reference. This is a dated US-dollar trading snapshot from one venue, not a universal Bitcoin price or a daily settlement.
The ticker recorded its latest trade at $81,365.43. The statistics endpoint returned a slightly different last price of $81,358.67. The requests were separate snapshots, so this report keeps the two observations distinct rather than combining them into a false precision.
The price, range and calculation
| Measure | Verified observation | Primary source |
|---|---|---|
| Ticker: most recent trade | $81,365.43 | Exchange ticker |
| Trade time | 2026-10-22T20:02:53.855701650Z (UTC) | Trade timestamp |
| Stats: opening reference | $84,613.04 | 24-hour statistics |
| Stats: last price | $81,358.67 | 24-hour statistics |
| Change using stats fields | −3.85%; (last ÷ open − 1) × 100 | Calculation inputs |
| 24-hour high / low | $84,779.73 / $80,789.61 | 24-hour statistics |
| 24-hour trading volume | 7,026.3858 BTC; not US dollars | Base-currency volume |
The ticker was observed at ; the statistics at . Those times are on 22 October in UTC and 23 October in India. This article does not present the saved values as a continuously updating live feed.
A rolling window is not yesterday’s close
The 3.85% decline is calculated only from the statistics response: ($81,358.67 ÷ $84,613.04 − 1) × 100. The opening reference belongs to the exchange’s rolling 24-hour statistics, not an independently verified previous calendar-day closing price. The ticker’s different last trade is not substituted into that calculation.
The reported high and low span $3,990.12. They are observations within the same window, not a forecast range, a trading target or a promise that either price will recur. A new observation can differ as the trading window moves.
What the units and quotes tell readers
The exchange’s best bid was $81,365.42 and its best ask was $81,365.43 in the ticker capture. These are the displayed buying and selling quotes at that observation, distinct from the last completed trade. A difference between those fields is not evidence of a guaranteed executable return.
Coinbase describes its ticker as a last-trade and bid/ask snapshot. Its statistics documentation identifies the 24-hour and 30-day product data and explains that price fields use quote-currency units, while volume uses base-currency units.
No catalyst for the decline was established from these market-data responses. They do not verify a policy announcement, fund flow, liquidation total or reason for individual trades. The next useful comparison is another clearly timestamped exchange observation on the same unit and window basis—not an assumed explanation for the move. Information only, not investment advice.
Sources and observation times
Official ticker dataset (observed 2026-10-22T20:02:54.575Z); Official statistics dataset (observed 2026-10-22T20:02:54.650Z); Official endpoint documentation (observed 2026-10-22T20:04:01.075Z); Official endpoint documentation (observed 2026-10-22T20:04:01.768Z). The two datasets are separate endpoints from one exchange, not independent global confirmations. AI-assisted primary-dataset and wording review is not independent human editorial approval.
Recorded source observation: . This is a source-check timestamp, not a market quote or a new article update.