Snapshot — Aug 9, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC
Why was Bitcoin down on Aug 9, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC?
$64,762
▼ -0.29% (24h) · +0.03% (1h)
Bitcoin's near-flat price action (0.04% in 15min, -0.29% in 24h) appears disconnected from the news cycle. The headlines mix regulatory restrictions (Russia, Brazil), bullish institutional narratives (Bitwise, T. Rowe Price), and technical drama (BIP-110 fork), which largely cancel each other out—suggesting this is routine intraday consolidation rather than news-driven movement.
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- Controversial Bitcoin fork BIP-110 mines two blocks, then stops
- Bitcoin hits block 961,632 as the controversial BIP-110 soft fork attempt begins
- Hardware wallet sales in Russia more than double as new crypto rules near
- Brazil's central bank orders exchanges to delay large crypto transfers abroad
- Trillions in institutional money to flow into bitcoin, says Bitwise's Matt Hougan
- Why trillion-dollar asset manager T. Rowe Price put memecoins in its crypto ETF