Bitcoin
BTC - Live PriceTechnical Analysis
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MA Score
-4
Oscillator Score
2
Trend Score
2
15 minutes
Sell
1 hour
Sell
4 hours
Buy
12 hours
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1 day
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1 BTC = $71,044.62 USD
BTC Price Live Data
The live Bitcoin price today is $71,093.00 USD with a 24-hour trading volume of 29.6 B USD. We update our BTC to USD price in real-time. Bitcoin is down -2.27% in the last 24 hours. The current Market Cap ranking is #1, with a live market cap of 1.42 T USD. It has a circulating supply of 20 M BTC coins and the max. supply is 21 M.
What Is Bitcoin (BTC)?
Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It enables peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions without intermediaries like banks or governments, operating on a blockchain secured by Proof of Work mining and the SHA-256 cryptographic algorithm.
With a fixed supply cap of 21 million coins and programmatic halvings every four years that reduce miner rewards, Bitcoin is designed as a deflationary digital asset often called "digital gold." Its value stems from solving the double-spending problem without trusted intermediaries, creating the first truly scarce digital asset with censorship resistance and permissionless access that no government, corporation, or individual can control.
Bitcoin operates as a decentralized peer-to-peer network where transactions are recorded on a public ledger called the blockchain, distributed across thousands of computers globally. Transactions are grouped into blocks added approximately every 10 minutes through mining, where specialized computers compete to solve complex mathematical puzzles.
Bitcoin has achieved mainstream adoption through multiple vectors. The January 2024 SEC approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs opened Bitcoin investment to traditional finance participants, and corporations like Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) are using Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset to protect against currency debasement, offering MSTR holders amplified exposure to Bitcoin.
The Bitcoin ecosystem continues to evolve with innovations like Ordinals, which emerged in January 2023 to enable NFT-like functionality directly on Bitcoin, and BRC-20 tokens, an experimental standard for creating fungible tokens using Ordinal inscriptions. BTCFi (Bitcoin Finance) represents emerging financial applications extending beyond Bitcoin's traditional role, with protocols like Babylon allowing Bitcoin holders to stake BTC to secure Proof of Stake chains.
Bitcoin Key Statistics
As of April 12, 2026, Bitcoin (BTC) is ranked #1 by market capitalization at 1.42 T USD. The current price is $71,093.00 USD, down 2.27% over the past 24 hours and up 6.14% over the past 7 days. The 24-hour trading volume is 29.6 B USD. The all-time high was $126,080.00 USD, meaning BTC is currently trading 43.6% below its peak. The maximum supply is capped at 21 M BTC with 20 M BTC currently in circulation. Technical analysis across 5 timeframes shows a Neutral consensus, combining moving average, oscillator, and trend signals.
Price Chart
BTC Info
| Market Cap | 1.42 T USD |
| Fully Diluted MC | 1.42 T USD |
| 24h Trade Volume | 29.6 B USD |
| ATH Market Cap | 2.52 T USD |
| Circulating Supply | 20 M BTC |
| Total Supply | 20 M BTC |
| Max Supply | 21 M BTC |
Technical Analysis Details
| Timeframe | Rating | MA Score | Osc Score | Trend | Volatility | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 min | Sell | -14.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | -7.00 |
| 1 hour | Sell | -10.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | -5.00 |
| 4 hours | Buy | -2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 6.00 |
| 12 hours | Buy | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| 1 day | Buy | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
Oscillators
| Name | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| rsi9 | 21.3073 | Buy |
| rsi14 | 27.9799 | Buy |
| rsi25 | 37.2632 | Neutral |
| stochk | 7.3028 | Buy |
| stochd | 5.7344 | Buy |
| stochrsi_k | 2.7985 | Sell |
| stochrsi_d | 5.293 | Sell |
| cci20 | -93.9492 | Neutral |
| williams | -92.6972 | Buy |
| mom10 | -514.1 | Sell |
| macd_line | -420.1565 | Sell |
| macd_hist | -98.7629 | Sell |
| adx14 | 37.5405 | Buy |
Moving Averages
| Name | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| sma5 | 71290.62 | Sell |
| sma10 | 71438.62 | Sell |
| sma20 | 72122.355 | Sell |
| sma30 | 72354.98 | Sell |
| sma50 | 72546.182 | Sell |
| sma100 | 72034.547 | Sell |
| sma200 | 70296.655 | Buy |
| ema9 | 71439.9733 | Sell |
| ema12 | 71574.9792 | Sell |
| ema13 | 71617.1474 | Sell |
| ema26 | 71995.1357 | Sell |
| ema50 | 72150.1579 | Sell |
| ema100 | 71738.2858 | Sell |
| ema200 | 70276.0845 | Buy |
Bollinger Bands & Volatility
BB Upper
73,915.41
BB Middle
72,122.36
BB Lower
70,329.30
ATR(14)
347.30
BTC Performance
| Trading Pair | 7d | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC/USD | +3.06% | +0.57% | -22.13% | -38.26% | -16.68% |
| BTC/BTC | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| BTC/ETH | -0.80% | -4.51% | +9.86% | +16.26% | -37.39% |
BTC Monthly Returns
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -12.15% |
| 2019 | -6.29% | +10.20% | +8.25% | +27.91% | +61.46% | +23.05% | -1.41% | -7.22% | -13.21% | +10.73% | -20.31% | -2.22% |
| 2020 | +29.86% | -9.12% | -25.11% | +38.79% | +9.08% | -4.30% | +27.55% | +1.64% | -11.34% | +28.90% | +38.33% | +54.70% |
| 2021 | +14.68% | +46.04% | +20.11% | -2.14% | -36.89% | -7.64% | +19.89% | +20.12% | -0.79% | +27.31% | -6.65% | -16.85% |
| 2022 | -18.52% | +14.34% | +4.85% | -17.26% | -22.44% | -35.03% | +19.96% | -13.37% | -3.74% | +6.54% | -17.60% | -2.07% |
| 2023 | +42.80% | -0.70% | +20.93% | -1.29% | -4.58% | +13.97% | -4.25% | -11.78% | +8.30% | +26.28% | +9.61% | +13.49% |
| 2024 | -2.27% | +45.98% | +11.39% | -16.65% | +16.45% | -7.09% | +3.62% | -12.10% | +6.03% | +14.32% | +40.41% | -3.01% |
| 2025 | +6.33% | -14.56% | -0.90% | +12.97% | +9.85% | -0.25% | +7.36% | -3.91% | +8.66% | -6.98% | -21.54% | +2.87% |
| 2026 | -12.95% | -14.91% | +3.54% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average | +6.71% | +9.66% | +5.38% | +6.05% | +4.70% | -2.47% | +10.39% | -3.80% | -0.87% | +15.30% | +3.18% | +4.35% |
| Median | +2.03% | +4.75% | +6.55% | -1.29% | +9.08% | -4.30% | +7.36% | -7.22% | -0.79% | +14.32% | -6.65% | -2.15% |
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Bitcoin (BTC) FAQ
- What is the current price of Bitcoin (BTC)?
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The live Bitcoin price is $71,093.00 USD as of April 12, 2026. The price is updated in real-time and has changed -2.27% in the last 24 hours.
- What is the market cap of Bitcoin?
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Bitcoin has a market capitalization of 1.42 T USD, ranking it #1 among all cryptocurrencies. Market cap is calculated by multiplying the current price by the circulating supply.
- What is the 24-hour trading volume of BTC?
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The 24-hour trading volume of Bitcoin is 29.6 B USD. Trading volume indicates the total value of BTC that has been traded in the last 24 hours across all exchanges.
- What is the all-time high price of Bitcoin?
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The all-time high price of Bitcoin is $126,080.00 USD. The current price of $71,093.00 USD means BTC is trading 43.6% below its all-time high.
- What is the maximum supply of BTC?
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The maximum supply of Bitcoin is capped at 21 M BTC coins. This limited supply is a key factor in the long-term value proposition of Bitcoin.
- How to buy Bitcoin (BTC)?
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- What is the technical analysis outlook for BTC?
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The current technical analysis consensus for Bitcoin is "Neutral" based on a composite analysis across 5 timeframes (15m, 1h, 4h, 12h, 1D). This includes moving averages, oscillators, and trend indicators.
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