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title: "Crypto market close, Nov. 11: Bitcoin edges up 0.4% to $73,930 as ZEC drops 7.4%"
description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $73,930 after a $73,212–$74,668 range; 12 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 28 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside."
url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-november-11-2026
published: 2026-11-12T00:05:46.900Z
modified: 2026-11-12T00:05:46.900Z
section: Macro & Markets
author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified)
sentiment: neutral
tickers: [BTC, ETH, ZEC]
tags: [market close, crypto market, bitcoin price, daily report]
license: Quote with attribution to Basis Desk (basisdesk.news). Not financial advice.
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# Crypto market close, Nov. 11: Bitcoin edges up 0.4% to $73,930 as ZEC drops 7.4%

Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $73,930 after a $73,212–$74,668 range; 12 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 28 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside.

## Key points

- Bitcoin closed at $73,930 (+0.4%) after a $73,212–$74,668 range.
- ZEC was the top-30 standout at −7.4%; 12 of the top 50 rose, 28 fell.
- Whale tracker: 991 large transfers; exchange deposits $1.8B vs withdrawals $1.9B.

Bitcoin closed the UTC day on November 11, 2026 at $73,930, up 0.4% from its $73,629 open, after trading in a $73,212–$74,668 range. Ether ended at $2,054 (+0.2%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.45T (+0.3% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.3%.

Breadth was negative: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 12 rose and 28 fell, and the median move was −0.5%. The standout among the top 30 was [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC), −7.4% to $964.04.

## Majors at the close

| Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $73,930 | +0.4% | −5.9% | $73,212–$74,668 |
| [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,054 | +0.2% | −11.8% | $2,037–$2,093 |
| [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $679.30 | −0.0% | −3.4% | $676.03–$687.97 |
| [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.05 | −0.6% | −18.4% | $1.04–$1.08 |
| [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $83.23 | −0.1% | −11.2% | $82.30–$85.54 |
| [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3166 | −0.3% | −0.9% | $0.3159–$0.3181 |
| [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $72.00 | −0.3% | −16.9% | $70.59–$74.15 |
| [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $964.04 | −7.4% | −26.0% | $952.92–$1,047 |
| [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0675 | −1.0% | −10.6% | $0.0665–$0.0693 |
| [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $582.10 | +3.6% | −9.3% | $558.59–$595.90 |

## Biggest movers in the top 50

**Up:** [Monero](/coins/monero) +3.6% · Aster +2.8% · [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) +2.7% · [Stellar](/coins/stellar) +1.5% · [Internet Computer](/coins/internet-computer) +1.5%

**Down:** [Zcash](/coins/zcash) −7.4% · [Uniswap](/coins/uniswap) −6.6% · [Injective Protocol](/coins/injective-protocol) −6.4% · [Quant](/coins/quant-network) −5.8% · [Arbitrum](/coins/arbitrum) −5.4%

Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Alaya Governance Token (AGT) led gains at +202.5%; Holo (HOT) fell the most, −7.9%.

## Sentiment

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 28 (Fear), down from 29 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 10 bullish, 12 bearish and 29 neutral items among 51 published during the day.

## Stablecoins

Stablecoin supply totaled $290.8B, down $582.7M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $175.7B, USDC $69.9B, USDS $5.4B.

## Whale flows

Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 905 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 86 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $1.8B, against $1.9B withdrawn.

- [$179.8M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xca5c14c926d0972c16e6b5590f73f3f357d456510e13238c4774bfd06c630ca0) (179,999,990 USDT) from Poloniex 7 to an unlabeled wallet
- [$99.9M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x99d6089e2f8e290c99794691a227ce8778ea77ae78ee0ac051752a6a1cafaeeb) (100,000,000 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Poloniex 10
- [$99.9M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xc0fb82d47b95a643ed8800dd8fbe5e7541c6b331e874504f2a8a2aa4b39a6ad7) (100,000,000 USDT) from Poloniex 10 to an unlabeled wallet

Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales).

## Network fees

Ethereum gas was 0.09 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 2 sat/vB at the close.

## The day's top stories

- [Suiet to Cease Sui Wallet Support as Ecosystem Withdrawals Mount](/news/suiet-wallet-shut-down-sui-ecosystem)
- [Uncalled US House Races Could Expand Crypto Majority to 249 Seats](/news/uncalled-us-house-races-crypto-allies)
- [Nomura Explores Sale of Crypto Arm Laser Digital Amid European Losses](/news/nomura-considers-sale-crypto-unit-laser-digital)
- [LlamaRisk Proposes Freezing $1.33B in Assets to Refocus Aave V3 Core on Blue-Chip Collateral](/news/aave-v3-core-llamarisk-proposal-freeze-collateral)
- [Deutsche Bank Launches Institutional Crypto Custody Service in Europe](/news/deutsche-bank-launches-institutional-crypto-custody)

## How this report is made

This report is generated automatically from Basis Desk's market snapshots, with no AI-written text. Closing prices and day ranges come from our own 5-minute price history between 00:00 and 24:00 UTC (prices via Coinbase, Kraken and DefiLlama); 7-day changes, market values and the wider market from Coinlore; Fear & Greed from alternative.me; stablecoin supply from DefiLlama; fees from Ethereum mainnet and Blockstream; whale transfers from Basis Desk's own on-chain scanner. Previous close: [Nov. 10](/news/crypto-market-close-november-10-2026). Not financial advice.

## Sources

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