Bitcoin price one year after the all-time high

The price of Bitcoin stood at $85,662 on Sunday afternoon, equivalent to 76,487 euros, according to data from price provider CoinGecko. It is exactly one year since the cryptocurrency reached its all-time high: on the morning of October 6, 2025, a single Bitcoin cost $126,080. The gap between that record and today's level comes to $40,418, or 32.1 percent. In euros the gap is smaller, and it is precisely that difference which determines what the Bitcoin price means for investors in Germany, both for tax purposes and in practice.

Bitcoin price on October 5, 2026: $85,662 and 76,487 euros

Over the past 24 hours Bitcoin has gained 0.63 percent in dollar terms. Measured in euros the gain is 1.19 percent, almost twice as much. The daily range ran from $85,172 to $86,949, putting $1,777 or a good 2 percent between the session low and the session high. Over one week the Bitcoin price shows a gain of 3.4 percent, and over one month a gain of 8.4 percent.

Market capitalisation stands at $1.72 trillion and trading turnover over the past 24 hours at $30.3 billion. There are 20,093,759 Bitcoin in circulation. A turnover-to-market-value ratio of roughly 1.8 percent describes a quiet trading day, not a panic in either direction.