Bitcoin Search Interest Falls to Five-Year Low as BTC Trades Near $81,000

Bitcoin search interest has dropped to a five-year low as the cryptocurrency trades near $81,000, signaling subdued mainstream retail curiosity. Global Google search queries for "bitcoin" registered an index score of 19 out of 100 for consecutive weeks starting October 11 and October 18, falling below the prior low of 21 recorded in September 2023. Robinhood's third-quarter crypto transaction-based revenue dropped 55% year-over-year to $120 million, with trading volume down 38% to $50 billion. However, on-chain metrics show 30-day retail-sized deposits to Binance reached a six-month high of $10.75 billion.