Bitcoin Trades Near $79K Amid Steady Volume
Bitcoin's price held steady at $78,780 on May 3, 2026, posting a 0.46% gain over the prior 24 hours.
The daily trading volume reached $18.26B, representing roughly 1.16% of total market cap.
BTC held flat against its own baseline, with the BTC-denominated change registering at 0.0%, as expected.
Against ETH, Bitcoin gained 0.71% over the same period, while several smaller tokens posted outsized gains against a flat BTC baseline.