Bitcoin slides to $84,200 on September 24, 2026

1. BITCOIN DROPS 2.0–2.3% TO $84,200–$84,500.
Bitcoin traded around $84,200–$84,500, down 2.0–2.3% over 24 hours after an intraday dip to the $83,000 range. On Korean exchanges, BTC traded near KRW 115.99–116.07 million, up 0.3–0.4% with a kimchi premium of +0.6%.

2. ETHEREUM DROPS 2.7–2.9% TO $2,620–$2,686.
Ethereum followed the broader pullback, trading around $2,620–$2,686, down 2.7–2.9% over 24 hours.

3. ALTCOINS MIXED; XRP AND DOGECOIN LEAD DECLINES.
XRP fell 5.06–5.25% to about $1.50; Dogecoin dropped 7.38%; Solana declined 2.91%; BNB slipped 2.34%; Tron edged down 0.28%. Total crypto market cap stood near $2.867 trillion, with Bitcoin dominance at 58.94–59.19% and Ethereum dominance at 11.40%. XRP remained the most-traded asset on Upbit and Bithumb despite the sell-off.

4. KOREAN EXCHANGE VOLUME RISES 11.9%.
Combined 24-hour volume across Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit reached KRW 4.1746 trillion, up 11.9% from the previous day. Upbit accounted for 67.3% with KRW 2.809 trillion. XRP led turnover on Upbit with KRW 539.2 billion and on Bithumb with KRW 175.7 billion.

5. DERIVATIVES AND SENTIMENT SHIFT.
24-hour crypto derivatives volume hit about $1.1709 trillion, up 13.04%; liquidations were reported at $440.57 million for the top 20 coins by CoinGlass or $580 million overall. Deribit's put/call ratio rose to 1.13, signaling stronger hedging demand. The Fear & Greed Index fell from 78 to 71, still in greed territory but cooling.

6. MACRO FACTORS DOMINATE.
The US 10-year Treasury yield climbed above 5.1%, touching 5.135% intraday; Brent crude rose 3.9% to $103.08; a stronger dollar and weaker Nasdaq pressured risk assets. US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $1.71 billion in net inflows over two days, but long-position liquidations of about $280 million in four hours added downward pressure.

What to watch today: US 10-year Treasury yield and spot Bitcoin ETF flows.
*The information is aggregated for reference only and is not investment advice.*