Bitcoin Trades Steadily at $78,780 with $18 Billion Daily Volume

Bitcoin (BTC) continued its stable trading on May 3, 2026, maintaining a price of $78,780 and posting a 0.46% gain over the prior 24 hours.

The daily trading volume reached $18.26 billion, which represents roughly 1.16% of total market capitalization, consistent with a large-cap asset in steady-state trading rather than a directional breakout.

Against Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin gained 0.71%, as Ethereum slightly underperformed.

The rising query 'best bitcoin casinos' registered a breakout value of 11,000 in relative search volume, indicating part of the current search spike ties to gambling-adjacent activity rather than investment positioning.