why did bitcoin go down

The price for Bitcoin (BTC) today is $77,130.02. It is down 1.5% for the day.

DATEOPENHIGHLOWCLOSE
August 22 2026 11:00
$76,976.01
$77,204.68
$76,772.05
$77,130.02
August 22 2026 10:00
$77,062.00
$77,187.46
$76,533.87
$76,976.00
August 22 2026 09:00
$77,210.55
$77,395.04
$76,851.25
$77,061.99
August 22 2026 08:00
$77,289.18
$77,445.60
$77,037.42
$77,210.55
August 22 2026 07:00
$77,486.09
$77,669.28
$77,220.00
$77,289.18
August 22 2026 06:00
$77,380.75
$77,572.16
$76,985.14
$77,486.09
August 22 2026 05:00
$78,470.00
$78,584.00
$76,500.00
$77,380.75
August 22 2026 04:00
$78,410.98
$78,818.00
$78,207.61
$78,470.00
August 22 2026 03:00
$78,481.90
$78,782.31
$78,351.60
$78,768.40
August 22 2026 02:00
$77,840.70
$78,543.87
$77,783.46
$78,462.80
August 22 2026 01:00
$77,938.37
$78,220.59
$77,805.34
$77,821.05
August 22 2026 00:00
$78,325.54
$78,495.50
$77,695.41
$77,934.06
Daily pricing data for Bitcoin dates back to 7/13/2010, and may be incomplete.