BitcoinBTC

The original cryptocurrency: digital money with a fixed supply of 21 million coins.

Rank #1Since January 2009

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$108,116 +22.5% since 31 Jul 2026 · 38.5% below its all-time high

The short version

Bitcoin is digital money with a hard cap of 21 million coins, created in 2008 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. No company or foundation runs it: independent developers maintain the software and miners secure the network. US spot ETFs hold about 6.4% of its value and the company Strategy about 4.2% of supply. On 31 Oct 2026 one BTC cost C$108,116. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +22.5% in Canadian dollars, and it was 38.5% below its all-time high of C$175,909 set on 6 Oct 2025.^[1]

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 12 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$154,870 (3 Nov 2025) · low C$83,265 (1 Jul 2026) · -29.5%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$108,030	US$77,386
30 Sep 2026	C$119,070	US$83,640
31 Aug 2026	C$107,680	US$77,658
31 Jul 2026	C$90,828	US$64,743
30 Jun 2026	C$85,446	US$60,152
31 May 2026	C$101,840	US$73,820
30 Apr 2026	C$102,910	US$75,785
31 Mar 2026	C$92,720	US$66,691
28 Feb 2026	C$90,112	US$65,891
31 Jan 2026	C$113,460	US$84,092
31 Dec 2025	C$121,010	US$88,364
30 Nov 2025	C$127,400	US$90,832

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$108,116^[1]
3-month change: +22.5% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 38.5% below its high of C$175,909 (6 Oct 2025)^[1]
Market rank: #1, market value about C$2.17 trillion^[1]
Kind: Native coin · Bitcoin (its own network)
Started: January 2009

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoNew BTC come only from mining, on a schedule set by the protocol^[2]

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoNo freeze or admin function exists^[3]

Can the token's contract code be changed?Not applicableRuns on its own blockchain; its rules change only through network upgrades

Is the supply capped?Yes21 million; 20.10M issued^[2]

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting or locked allocations^[2]

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?NoThere is no team allocation^[3]

Do network fees reach coin holders?NoAll fees go to miners; there is no burn or staking^[4]

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo successful attack on the network; node-crash bugs were patched on 29 Oct 2026^[5]

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoUS regulators named it a digital commodity on 17 Mar 2026^[6]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by: No company or foundation; Bitcoin Core is maintained by independent developers funded by grants^[3]
Largest holders: Satoshi (about 1.1M BTC, untouched, estimate), US spot ETFs (about 6.4%), Strategy (848,517 BTC)^[7]
Admin key: None^[3]

Supply

In circulation: 20.11M BTC of a 21.00M maximum (95.7%)^[1]
New coins: About 164,000 a year (0.8%) until the next halving, about April 2028^[2]
Unlocks: None^[2]
Mt. Gox estate: About 34,388 BTC still to repay; deadline moved to 31 Oct 2027^[8]

Use and fees

Main use: Store of value, ETFs and company treasuries, collateral and settlement^[9]
Network fees: US$73.6M in the past year, down from US$247M the year before^[4]
Who gets fees: Miners; there is no burn or staking^[4]

Trading

Daily trading: About C$42.6B a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 1.78% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 6.6% above its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -29.7% in C$^[1]^[10]

History

Not a forecast

Bitcoin at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a peak), one year later

Higher in 27 of 27 past starts^[11]

Typical result: Median 2.27 times the starting price a year later
Smallest gain: 1.04 times
Cycles: 2014-15, 2018-19, 2022-23

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

No red flags found

Mt. Gox may pay out about 34,388 BTC any time before 31 Oct 2027.^[8]
US spot ETFs had a -US$635.6M day on 22 Oct 2026, the largest outflow since June.^[12]
Bitcoin Core shipped emergency fixes on 29 Oct 2026 for flaws that could crash nodes on Windows, macOS and BSD.^[5]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.