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Bitcoin holds $81.5K ETF cost basis despite $74...

Reported by Pluang
Oct 13, 2026· 2 min read
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Key Takeaways
  • • Bitcoin has twice defended the roughly $81,500 cost basis of U.S. spot ETF investors, which now acts as support despite $746 million in recent net outflows from those funds, according to the primary source.
  • • Analysts cite $77,500 as the next major support level if Bitcoin falls below $81,500, with Glassnode's market mean near $77,500 also referenced.
  • • Bitcoin traded at Rp1.491.440.333 on Pluang as of Oct 14, 2026, up 0.60% over the prior day, with a market cap of Rp29.933,31 trillion and 24-hour volume of Rp584,48 trillion.
  • • Buy orders slightly outnumbered sell orders at 54% to 46%, and holders kept coins for about 111 days on average.
Summary
Bitcoin has twice held the $81,500 level associated with the cost basis of U.S. spot ETF investors, according to the primary source, even as these funds recorded $746 million in recent net outflows. The article argues that a level that previously acted as resistance now functions as support, suggesting institutional investors may have established a firmer price floor. Should Bitcoin fall below that threshold, analysts point to $77,500 as the next major support. The focus, the article notes, has shifted from ETF inflows driving price to whether Bitcoin can hold the institutional cost basis while fund withdrawals continue.

Glassnode separately reported that bitcoin has bounced off the ETF cost basis and held twice as support near $81.5K, after spending most of the year below that level. The on-chain analytics firm also flagged a market mean at $77.5K. Coinbase's John Dagostino, cited in a separate piece, noted that the average short-term holder's cost basis is around $80,000, describing a move above that level as a psychological uplift.

At the time of the Pluang snapshot on October 14, 2026 (03:28 WIB), Bitcoin traded at Rp1.491.440.333, a 0.60% gain over 24 hours, with a market cap of Rp29.933,31 trillion and 24-hour volume of Rp584,48 trillion. Buy orders slightly exceeded sell orders at 54% to 46%, and investors held positions for about 111 days on average.

Related coverage in the publisher's feed describes a choppy range: one report notes Bitcoin failing at $81.5K on its largest ETF outflow day since January, with a floor near $76,652, and another cites a $80.5K–$81.5K range that encompasses last month's local highs and the 50-day moving average. These reports come from different dates and should be read as context rather than as the primary event.

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