--- title: "Bitcoin (BTC) price, heat score and market data" symbol: "BTC" name: "Bitcoin" coingecko_id: "bitcoin" canonical: https://crypheat.com/c/bitcoin.html robots: index, follow heat_score: "29" heat_band: "COOL" market_cap_rank: "1" price_as_of: "2026-08-14" last_updated: "2026-08-14" source: "CoinGecko / DefiLlama / alternative.me" tier: free disclaimer: "Information only; not investment advice or a recommendation to trade" --- # Bitcoin (BTC) Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $63,448, down 2.2% over the past 30 days. Its market cap — supply times price — is $1.27T, the 1-largest in crypto. Over a year it is -48% (down), and it sits -50% from its all-time high. Total value locked on this chain is $3.4B — negligible against market cap, which simply means TVL is not what this asset is for. On tradability, the book is thin, so incoming money moves the price easily. Taken together, the overall heat score is 29 (COOL). A higher number means more of the conditions for a rally are in place — it is not a price forecast. Last updated 2026-08-14 · Price $63,448 (as of 2026-08-14) Heat score: **29** (COOL) — a deterministic 0–100 read on how many of the conditions for a move are in place. Not a price forecast. ## Market data (as of 2026-08-14) | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Price | $63,448 | | Market cap | $1.27T (rank #1) | | 24h volume | $18.9B | | Circulating supply | 20,069,815 BTC (about 100% of total supply) | | Total supply | 20,069,815 BTC | | Change from all-time high | -49.7% | | Chain fees (24h) | $4,202 | ## What is Bitcoin Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It enables peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions without intermediaries like banks or governments, operating on a blockchain secured by Proof of Work mining and the SHA-256 cryptographic algorithm. With a fixed supply cap of 21 million coins and programmatic halvings every four years that reduce miner rewards, Bitcoin is designed as a deflationary digital asset often called "digital gold." Its value stems from solving the double-spending problem without trusted intermediaries, creating the first truly scarce digital asset with censorship resistance and permissionless access that no government, corporation, or individual can control. Bitcoin operates as a decentralized peer-to-peer network where transactions are recorded on a public ledger called the blockchain, distributed across thousands of computers globally. Transactions are grouped into blocks added approximately every 10 minutes through mining, where specialized computers compete to solve complex mathematical puzzles. Bitcoin has achieved mainstream adoption through multiple vectors. The January 2024 SEC approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs opened Bitcoin investment to traditional finance participants, and corporations like Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) are using Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset to protect against currency debasement, offering MSTR holders amplified exposure to Bitcoin. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Bitcoin (BTC)? Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. Read more → ### What is the current price of Bitcoin (BTC)? $63,448 as of 2026-08-14. The price moves daily, and this page is rebuilt every day. ### What is the market cap of Bitcoin (BTC)? About $1.27T as of 2026-08-14, which ranks #1 across all crypto assets. ### What is Bitcoin's heat score, and what does it mean? The heat score is 29 (COOL) as of 2026-08-14. It is our own 0–100 measure of how many of the conditions a rally needs — momentum, tradable volume, light supply and a supportive market — are currently in place. It is not a price forecast. The model multiplies its factors, so a single missing condition holds the whole score down. ### What is the supply of Bitcoin (BTC)? As of 2026-08-14, 20,069,815 BTC is in circulation out of a total supply of 20,069,815 BTC — about 100%. The remainder may reach the market through future unlocks. ### What is the all-time high for Bitcoin (BTC)? The all-time high on record as of 2026-08-14 is $126,080.The price is $63,448 today, -49.7% from that high. ### How much Bitcoin (BTC) can I buy with $100? At the 2026-08-14 price ($63,448), $100 buys roughly 0.001576 BTC before fees and spread. Crypto is divisible, so you do not need to buy a whole coin. ### Will Bitcoin (BTC) go up? What are its prospects? We do not forecast prices or give investment advice. What this page does is track Bitcoin every day through factual data — the heat score, supply structure, charts and development activity. Use it as material for your own judgement; the decision is yours. ### Is the Bitcoin chain actually being used? As of 2026-08-14, chain fees over the past day came to about $4,202. Fees stand in for real demand for block space. ### Where can I buy or trade Bitcoin (BTC)? It trades on major crypto exchanges. Which venues you can use depends on where you live, so check what is licensed in your own jurisdiction. This is information, not a recommendation of any asset or exchange. --- Sources: CoinGecko (data provided by CoinGecko), DefiLlama and alternative.me. Figures are as of 2026-08-14 and change daily. Information only; not investment advice or a recommendation to trade. HTML version: https://crypheat.com/c/bitcoin.html