Bitcoin Extends Slide — Can ‘Uptober’ 2026 Beat Last Year’s?

Bitcoin is off to a rough start so far this month. But things could still turn around. Bitcoin’s price dipped further on Monday, sliding 2% over a 24-hour period to trade at a little over $82,423. The coin over the past week has dropped by 3%, and so far this month, it’s trading down. October is usually a strong month for the OG cryptocurrency. Data from Coinglass shows that it has finished eight of the last 10 Octobers in the green.