Bitcoin’s Oct. 29 UTC Close Falls 4.2% as Fear Index Drops to 30

Bitcoin (BTC) posted a 4.2% decline in its latest completed UTC daily close as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index fell to 30, putting sentiment in fear territory ahead of October’s month-end boundary.

BTC closed at $77,839 for Oct. 29, compared with $81,274 at the Oct. 28 close, a 4.2% drop.

The index registered 30, classified as “Fear,” on Oct. 30, compared with 51, classified as “Neutral,” in its previous daily reading. Its scale runs from 0 to 100, with inputs that include volatility, market momentum and volume, social activity, Bitcoin dominance and search trends. The survey input is paused.

The October UTC monthly price window ends at 8 p.m. ET Saturday, Oct. 31 (00:00 UTC Nov. 1). Any quote before the cutoff remains an intramonth snapshot. The completed Oct. 29 daily close does not establish October’s monthly reading.