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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>askthetape.com · what the tape says</title><link>https://askthetape.com/today/</link><atom:link href="https://askthetape.com/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>Machine-read facts of each closed day across 111 bitcoin metrics. No forecast.</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:59:14 +0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>The tape on Oct-22 2026: How long the moved… · average age of the coins our…: +1726.90 on Oct-22 2026 — rank 5 of 6,502 days, the top 1%.</title><link>https://askthetape.com/today/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">askthetape-2026-10-22</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;How long the moved… · average age of the coins our…: +1726.90 on Oct-22 2026 — rank 5 of 6,502 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/how-long-coins-sat-still/#ser=pw_mca&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What the pools were paid · block reward landing on…: 293.01 BTC on Oct-22 2026 — rank 2,209 of 2,212 days, the bottom 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/miner-flows-first-hop/#ser=mf_cb&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Coins sorted by how long held · under a day: $33.93B on Oct-22 2026 — rank 15 of 6,502 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/coins-by-how-long-held/#ser=pw_rc0&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Which way the… · BTC · accounts: ×1.87 on Oct-22 2026 — the biggest one-day rise in its 216 days, from ×0.81. Short history: 217 days. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/venue-long-short/#ser=vl_btc_gt_acct&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Open bets and who… · what the biggest traders hold BTC: +1.49 on Oct-22 2026 — the 3rd-largest one-day drop in a year, from +1.79. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/binance-futures-metrics/#ser=bm_tlp_btc&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bitcoin against the US stock… · the Nasdaq Composite: 26,009 on Oct-22 2026 — the 3rd-largest one-day drop in its 285 days, from 26,703. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/btc-vs-us-stocks/#ser=idx_ndx&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bitcoin against gold · silver, the ounce (how many ounces of silver buy an… 74.1): $54.76 on Oct-22 2026 — the lowest in a year. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/btc-vs-gold/#ser=cdy_silver&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>The tape on Oct-21 2026: The chain that runs on rent · blocks per day: 28,792 on Oct-21 2026 — rank 1 of 3,041 days, the top 1%.</title><link>https://askthetape.com/today/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">askthetape-2026-10-21</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The chain that runs on rent · blocks per day: 28,792 on Oct-21 2026 — rank 1 of 3,041 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/tron-network/#ser=tn_blocks&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What the pools were paid · arrivals on the payout…: 313 BTC on Oct-21 2026 — rank 2,207 of 2,211 days, the bottom 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/miner-flows-first-hop/&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The US 10-year yield · the yield: 5.15% on Oct-21 2026 — rank 22 of 5,935 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/us-10y-yield-vs-btc/&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The ledger that burns its… · seconds between ledgers: 4.0 on Oct-21 2026 — the 2nd-largest 30-day rise in a year, from 3.9. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/xrp-ledger/#ser=xl_interval&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deribit block trades · BTC blocks: $1.76B on Oct-21 2026 — the biggest 30-day drop in a year, from $8.55B. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/deribit-block-flow/&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bitcoin against the US stock… · the Nasdaq Composite: 26,703 on Oct-21 2026 — rank 27 of 4,091 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/btc-vs-us-stocks/#ser=idx_ndx&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Who borrowed to bet · BTC/USD · long ÷ short (ETH/USD short): ×430.17 on Oct-21 2026 — the 3rd-largest 30-day drop in a year, from ×751.97. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/bitfinex-margin/#ser=bx_btcusd_ratio&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>The tape on Oct-20 2026: Old coins moving · our own flag: above or below the…: 1 on Oct-20 2026 — rank 1 of 6,136 days, the top 1%.</title><link>https://askthetape.com/today/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">askthetape-2026-10-20</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Old coins moving · our own flag: above or below the…: 1 on Oct-20 2026 — rank 1 of 6,136 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/coin-days-destroyed/#ser=pw_binary_cdd&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The ledger that burns its… · seconds between ledgers: 4.0 on Oct-20 2026 — the biggest one-day rise in a year, from 3.9. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/xrp-ledger/#ser=xl_interval&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deribit block trades · BTC blocks' share: 71.8% on Oct-20 2026 — rank 9 of 2,616 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/deribit-block-flow/#ser=bfl_share_btc&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Payments per day: 808,860 on Oct-20 2026 — rank 24 of 6,495 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/transactions-per-day/&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What Korea pays over the… · the won itself · USD/KRW: 1,324 on Oct-20 2026 — the lowest in 2 years. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/korea-premium/#ser=kr_krw&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Who borrowed to bet · ETH/USD · long: 374,277 on Oct-20 2026 — the highest in 4 years. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/bitfinex-margin/#ser=bx_ethusd_long&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bitcoin against the US stock… · the Dow: 52,496 on Oct-20 2026 — rank 37 of 4,090 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/btc-vs-us-stocks/#ser=idx_dji&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>The tape on Oct-19 2026: Which way the… · ONDO · accounts: ×2.11 on Oct-19 2026 — the biggest one-day drop in its 213 days, from ×2.95. Short history: 214 days.</title><link>https://askthetape.com/today/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">askthetape-2026-10-19</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Which way the… · ONDO · accounts: ×2.11 on Oct-19 2026 — the biggest one-day drop in its 213 days, from ×2.95. Short history: 214 days. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/venue-long-short/#ser=vl_ondo_gt_acct&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How much is bet · ETH · HTX: $214.2M on Oct-19 2026 — the biggest 30-day drop in its 191 days, from $1.11B. Short history: 221 days. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/open-interest-all-venues/#ser=oiv_eth_htx&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Coin-days alive · how much of the chain's waiting…: 81.29% on Oct-19 2026 — rank 41 of 6,498 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/coin-days-by-age/&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What the pools were paid · what stayed (departures, first hop 1,251 BTC): −913 BTC on Oct-19 2026 — rank 2,194 of 2,209 days, the bottom 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/miner-flows-first-hop/#ser=mf_net&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bitcoin against the US stock… · the S&amp;amp;P 500: 7,691 on Oct-19 2026 — rank 32 of 4,089 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/btc-vs-us-stocks/&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Who borrowed to bet · ETH/USD · long: 372,554 on Oct-19 2026 — the 4th-largest 30-day rise in a year, from 106,388. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/bitfinex-margin/#ser=bx_ethusd_long&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The chain that runs on rent · transactions per second: 142.5 on Oct-19 2026 — the 8th-largest one-day rise in a year, from 118.6. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/tron-network/#ser=tn_tps&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>The tape on Oct-18 2026: Mining power and difficulty · mining power: 1104.1 EH/s on Oct-18 2026 — rank 53 of 6,493 days, the top 1%.</title><link>https://askthetape.com/today/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">askthetape-2026-10-18</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mining power and difficulty · mining power: 1104.1 EH/s on Oct-18 2026 — rank 53 of 6,493 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/hashrate-and-difficulty/&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Who was hitting the market · UNI · Binance: −$5.9M on Oct-18 2026 — the 2nd-largest 30-day rise in a year, from −$39M. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/taker-flow-21-coins/#ser=tk_uni_binance&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The chain that runs on rent · total supply: 95,003,244,335 on Oct-18 2026 — the 5th-largest one-day rise in a year, from 95,000,998,795. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/tron-network/#ser=tn_supply&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Market worth against… · our own cross: the ten-day…: 0.205 on Oct-18 2026 — the highest in six months. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/value-against-coins-moved/#ser=pw_nvtgc&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Every options trade we heard · ETH trades that were puts: 40.8% on Oct-18 2026 — the 6th-largest 30-day drop in a year, from 54.5%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/options-trades-tape/#ser=opt_put_eth&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Coins beating bitcoin · last 7 days: 10.0% on Oct-18 2026 — the 4th-largest 30-day drop in a year, from 64.9%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/alt-breadth/&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The US 10-year yield · how far bitcoin moved in the…: 18.3% on Oct-18 2026 — the 5th-largest one-day drop in a year, from 25.8%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/us-10y-yield-vs-btc/#ser=y60_btc&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>The tape on Oct-17 2026: Coins beating bitcoin · last 7 days: 14.2% on Oct-17 2026 — the lowest in six months.</title><link>https://askthetape.com/today/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">askthetape-2026-10-17</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Coins beating bitcoin · last 7 days: 14.2% on Oct-17 2026 — the lowest in six months. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/alt-breadth/&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Open bets and who… · what the biggest traders hold BTC: +1.75 on Oct-17 2026 — the 5th-largest one-day rise in a year, from +1.51. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/binance-futures-metrics/#ser=bm_tlp_btc&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The chain that runs on rent · transactions per second: 127.2 on Oct-17 2026 — the biggest one-day drop in a year, from 150.9. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/tron-network/#ser=tn_tps&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ether priced in… · how far it sits from that average crossed below 0 on Oct-17 2026 after 73 days above. Now −0.08%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/eth-vs-btc/#ser=eb_dist&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Where bitcoin actually trades · Perpetuals · Deribit: $416.8M on Oct-17 2026 — the 9th-largest one-day drop in a year, from $1.50B. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/exchange-volume-by-venue/#ser=vx_perp_deribit&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Every options trade we heard · BTC trades that were puts: 44.7% on Oct-17 2026 — the 8th-largest one-day drop in a year, from 55.8%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/options-trades-tape/#ser=opt_put_btc&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The coins that moved, by age · 6–12 months: 860 BTC on Oct-17 2026 — the 9th-largest 30-day drop in a year, from 25,030 BTC. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/age-of-the-coins-that-moved/#ser=pw_so5&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>The tape on Oct-16 2026: Which… · TIA · Bybit · share of accounts…: 55.5% on Oct-16 2026 — the biggest one-day drop in a year, from 68.1%. Short history: 532 days.</title><link>https://askthetape.com/today/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">askthetape-2026-10-16</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Which… · TIA · Bybit · share of accounts…: 55.5% on Oct-16 2026 — the biggest one-day drop in a year, from 68.1%. Short history: 532 days. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/venue-long-short/#ser=vl_tia_by_pct&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Coins sorted by how long held · 12–18 months: $208.79B on Oct-16 2026 — the 3rd-largest 30-day rise in a year, from $183.92B. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/coins-by-how-long-held/#ser=pw_rc6&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The chain that runs on rent · transactions per second (transactions per day): 150.9 on Oct-16 2026 — rank 25 of 3,036 days, the top 1%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/tron-network/#ser=tn_tps&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mining power and difficulty · puzzle difficulty: 140.6 T on Oct-16 2026 — the 4th-largest one-day rise in a year, from 132.7 T. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/hashrate-and-difficulty/#ser=difficulty&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bitcoin against the US stock… · the S&amp;amp;P 500 crossed below 0 on Oct-16 2026 after 72 days above. Now −1.11%. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/btc-vs-us-stocks/#ser=idx_r60_spx&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Who was hitting the market · NEAR · Binance: −$33M on Oct-16 2026 — the 7th-largest one-day drop in a year, from −$6.7M. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/taker-flow-21-coins/#ser=tk_near_binance&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How much is bet · SOL · all 18 venues added up · $…: $3.96B on Oct-16 2026 — the 8th-largest one-day drop in a year, from $4.24B. &lt;a href=&quot;https://askthetape.com/m/open-interest-all-venues/#ser=oiv_sol_sum&quot;&gt;chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>
