Bitcoin’s MVRV drops below 30th percentile after $87K rejection

A cycle-adjusted valuation metric flagged by analyst Darkfost puts Bitcoin back in a zone historically linked to accumulation Bitcoin keeps knocking on the door at $87,000. The door keeps not opening. After repeated rejections near that level, a key on-chain valuation gauge has slipped below its 30th percentile. Crypto analyst Darkfost reported on October 18, 2026 that Bitcoin’s cycle-adjusted MVRV percentile had fallen to 25.7% , a reading tied to what has historically been accumulation territory. For Bitcoin, MVRV compares market value, the current price applied to all coins, against realized value, which prices each coin at the moment it last moved on-chain. When the gap is wide, holders are sitting on fat paper gains. When it narrows, the market is closer to its collective cost basis.

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