BTC/USD Price (24 Hours)
A perpetual-futures reference on the price of the crypto asset bitcoin. Perpetual futures have no expiry date.
This page shows the Hyperliquid perpetual-futures reference for BTC/USD.
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Current reference and 24h comparison
Observed value at 2026-08-23 00:05 UTC
- Asset class
- Crypto perpetual-futures reference
- Source
- Hyperliquid / main:BTC
- Price unit
- USDC reference
- Current reference
- USDC 77177.50
- 24h
- -0.98% (24h)
- Method
- Prefer a finite midPx; use markPx only when midPx is unavailable
- Legs
- BTC
- Observed time
- 2026-08-23 00:05 UTC
Range position
2020-08-19 – 2026-08-22 · 2195 daily candles (settled only). Daily candles are 24-hour perpetual-futures values, not official exchange closes.
- Low for this period
- USDC 9,808.6 (2020-09-05)
- High for this period
- USDC 126,297 (2025-10-06)
- Position
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About this symbol
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The total amount that can ever exist is capped at 21 million BTC. From the source code, retrieved 23 August 2026.
Source: Bitcoin Core (MIT License)
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The block subsidy started at 50 BTC. It is cut in half every 210,000 blocks, which occurs approximately every four years. From the source code, retrieved 23 August 2026.
Source: Bitcoin Core (MIT License)
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The genesis block carries a timestamp of 3 January 2009 UTC. From the source code, retrieved 23 August 2026.
Source: Bitcoin Core (MIT License)
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Both the cap and the halving interval are written as constants in the Bitcoin Core source code. From the source code, retrieved 23 August 2026.
Source: Bitcoin Core (MIT License)
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This is a perpetual contract on the main dex. The oracle price is denominated in USDT while collateral and settlement are in USDC, with no conversion between the two. From the contract specification, retrieved 23 August 2026.
Source: trade[XYZ] (contract issuer)
Market observations Retrieved: —
Source = values returned for main:BTC by Hyperliquid metaAndAssetCtxs (no dex parameter). They are read from the same response and retrieval loop as the reference value above.
24h volume —
Comparison = nominal dayNtlVlm and contract quantity dayBaseVlm. The retrieval time changes how much of a cash-market session falls within the rolling period.
- Nominal dayNtlVlm
- —
- Quantity dayBaseVlm
- —
- Nominal / quantity
- —
Open interest (OI) —
Comparison = nominal open interest is openInterest multiplied by markPx. Hyperliquid does not provide open-interest history through this public response, so no historical comparison is shown.
- openInterest (contracts)
- —
- markPx
- —
- Nominal (contracts × markPx)
- —
Funding rate —
Comparison = the provided hourly funding value. The daily and annual fields are simple multiplications, not accumulated amounts that actually occurred.
- Hourly (provided)
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- ×24 (daily conversion)
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- ×24×365 (365-day conversion)
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Nominal values use USDC and quantities use contracts. Every displayed number is either the original response string or the result of only the formula printed beside it.
Observation log (15 daily snapshots) Latest: 2026-08-23 00:05:04.795 UTC
Observation time = each capturedAt in UTC. Comparison basis = midPx against prevDayPx in the same main:BTC snapshot. Open interest is openInterest; turnover is dayNtlVlm in USDC.
Only stored daily snapshots are listed. Missing values are shown as —; there is no interpolation, carry-forward, or markPx substitution.
| Observed at (UTC) | midPx | prevDayPx | vs prevDayPx | openInterest | dayNtlVlm (USDC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64991.5 | 64893.0 | +0.15% | 34600.11354 | 393647039.5567099452 | |
| 65219.5 | 64961.0 | +0.40% | 34534.70332 | 496806103.8591700196 | |
| 63946.5 | 65380.0 | -2.19% | 39037.26554 | 1747983572.6924905777 | |
| 63705.5 | 64031.0 | -0.51% | 39395.01826 | 1221504930.7562203407 | |
| 63462.5 | 63706.0 | -0.38% | 40511.55526 | 1689529617.0394694805 | |
| 63554.5 | 63483.0 | +0.11% | 40146.30348 | 1820540409.0504994392 | |
| 62932.5 | 63611.0 | -1.07% | 43512.52952 | 1253886536.6454200745 | |
| 63133.5 | 62826.0 | +0.49% | 44207.6804 | 342555590.2918400168 | |
| 64335.5 | 62897.0 | +2.29% | 42901.45492 | 2077391192.3435900211 | |
| 64550.5 | 64273.0 | +0.43% | 41318.05928 | 1358845452.5500702858 | |
| 69500.5 | 64549.0 | +7.67% | 34371.26962 | 5413440133.0909700394 | |
| 72462.5 | 69284.0 | +4.59% | 35659.93196 | 4717913406.745798111 | |
| 78420.5 | 72579.0 | +8.05% | 33875.13958 | 7717774424.88975811 | |
| 77011.5 | 78789.0 | -2.26% | 36470.7041 | 3257188182.582901001 | |
| 77177.5 | 77944.0 | -0.98% | 36434.70222 | 2946031375.6263298988 |
Ratio = (midPx / prevDayPx - 1) × 100, rounded to two decimal places. Raw strings are shown for midPx, prevDayPx, openInterest, and dayNtlVlm.
Missing snapshot dates in the displayed period: 2026-08-16.
Period range (15 finite midPx observations)
Comparison basis = the first, last, highest, and lowest finite midPx among the rows above. These are daily observation values, not intraday highs or lows.
- First finite midPx observation2026-08-08 22:05:00.098 UTC
- 64991.5
- Last finite midPx observation2026-08-23 00:05:04.795 UTC
- 77177.5
- Highest finite midPx observation2026-08-21 22:05:05.650 UTC
- 78420.5
- Lowest finite midPx observation2026-08-14 22:05:01.473 UTC
- 62932.5
How to read the chart
This reference chart uses candles for the same Hyperliquid contract. It is not the official cash-market chart.
Market hours
| Market hours | Treated as a 24-hour market. |
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| Note | The displayed price is a Hyperliquid perpetual-futures reference. |
| Check | It can differ from cash prices and prices on other venues. |
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Frequently asked questions
What does the BTC/USD price on this page represent?
It is the main:BTC perpetual-futures reference from Hyperliquid. It is not a cash price, official index value, or exchange close.
What is the 24h comparison for BTC/USD?
It compares the current reference against Hyperliquid prevDayPx for the same contract. It is not a comparison against the cash-market previous close.
What are the market observations for BTC/USD?
They are dayNtlVlm, dayBaseVlm, openInterest, markPx, and funding from the same live response as the reference value. Derived fields show their formulas and the original response strings.
Basis of the reference value
This page shows the Hyperliquid perpetual-futures reference for BTC/USD.
This reference chart uses candles for the same Hyperliquid contract. It is not the official cash-market chart.
Reference = Hyperliquid perpetual-futures reference. Not a cash price, official index, or exchange close.
24h = comparison against Hyperliquid prevDayPx for the same contract. Not a cash previous close.
Prices are Hyperliquid perpetual-futures reference values, not cash-market prices or official index values. This site does not provide investment advice.