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title: "Crypto market close, Nov. 13: Bitcoin drops 4.3% to $68,245 with sentiment at Extreme Fear"
description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $68,245 after a $67,843–$71,324 range; 6 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 35 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside."
url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-november-13-2026
published: 2026-11-14T00:05:46.954Z
modified: 2026-11-14T00:05:46.954Z
section: Macro & Markets
author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified)
sentiment: bearish
tickers: [BTC, ETH, UNI]
tags: [market close, crypto market, bitcoin price, daily report]
license: Quote with attribution to Basis Desk (basisdesk.news). Not financial advice.
---

# Crypto market close, Nov. 13: Bitcoin drops 4.3% to $68,245 with sentiment at Extreme Fear

Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $68,245 after a $67,843–$71,324 range; 6 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 35 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside.

## Key points

- Bitcoin closed at $68,245 (−4.3%) after a $67,843–$71,324 range.
- UNI was the top-30 standout at −5.7%; 6 of the top 50 rose, 35 fell.
- Whale tracker: 1,528 large transfers; exchange deposits $2.9B vs withdrawals $2.8B.

Bitcoin closed the UTC day on November 13, 2026 at $68,245, down 4.3% from its $71,324 open, after trading in a $67,843–$71,324 range. Ether ended at $1,928 (−4.4%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.32T (−2.4% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 58.6%.

Breadth was negative: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 6 rose and 35 fell, and the median move was −2.6%. The standout among the top 30 was [Uniswap](/coins/uniswap) (UNI), −5.7% to $5.74.

## Majors at the close

| Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $68,245 | −4.3% | −10.3% | $67,843–$71,324 |
| [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $1,928 | −4.4% | −14.0% | $1,909–$2,016 |
| [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $629.76 | −4.2% | −9.6% | $625.45–$657.34 |
| [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.01 | −3.0% | −15.6% | $0.9993–$1.04 |
| [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $78.16 | −4.2% | −13.5% | $77.16–$82.14 |
| [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3118 | −1.1% | −1.9% | $0.3103–$0.3153 |
| [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $71.64 | −1.2% | −8.9% | $70.06–$74.94 |
| [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $934.33 | −2.0% | −27.8% | $889.62–$984.66 |
| [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0645 | −3.0% | −11.2% | $0.0631–$0.0665 |
| [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $528.86 | −3.4% | −14.6% | $505.70–$548.66 |

## Biggest movers in the top 50

**Up:** [Injective Protocol](/coins/injective-protocol) +8.1% · [Shiba Inu](/coins/shiba-inu) +6.3% · [Bittensor](/coins/bittensor) +1.7% · [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) +0.7% · [Render](/coins/render-token) +0.7%

**Down:** [Pepe](/coins/pepe) −20.0% · [Uniswap](/coins/uniswap) −5.7% · [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) −4.5% · [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) −4.4% · [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) −4.3%

Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): AKEDO (AKE) led gains at +350.4%; Alaya Governance Token (AGT) fell the most, −18.4%.

## Sentiment

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 13 (Extreme Fear), down from 20 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 2 bullish, 13 bearish and 27 neutral items among 42 published during the day.

## Stablecoins

Stablecoin supply totaled $288.1B, down $2.0B over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $175.3B, USDC $69.2B, USDS $5.4B.

## Whale flows

Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,345 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 183 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $2.9B, against $2.8B withdrawn.

- [$139.9M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xa3d241c548f76546857317b09a820a1efa4fe1fb9a42837fb8514c0143d24c47) (140,000,000 USDT) from Tether Treasury to Bitfinex
- [$100.6M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x101b3d6cb07a6fa31e0c5ef8e86e626cfae79468a0701184dc27e11e9fa3d978) (100,700,000 USDT) from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury
- [$99.9M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xf51bab5d12da04cfb30e3263e313f81455aa42c9a530467a627a119ca85f618e) (100,000,000 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Bybit

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

## Network fees

Ethereum gas was 0.10 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 4 sat/vB at the close.

## The day's top stories

- [House Oversight Committee Calls for Tighter Restrictions on Prediction Market Trading](/news/house-oversight-committee-prediction-markets-insider-trading)
- [Metaplanet Posts $170M Nine-Month Net Loss After Bitcoin Treasury Sale](/news/metaplanet-posts-170m-loss-bitcoin-treasury-sale)
- [Trump Nominates Bipartisan Slate to Fill Depleted SEC and CFTC Seats](/news/trump-nominates-bipartisan-slate-sec-cftc-commissioners)
- [DOJ and CFTC Sue Arkansas to Block Enforcement Against Kalshi](/news/cftc-doj-sue-arkansas-kalshi-prediction-markets)
- [CFTC Approves Equity Perps as Legacy Exchanges and Crypto Firms Clash in Court](/analysis/cftc-approves-equity-perpetual-futures-cboe-lawsuit)

## 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. 12](/news/crypto-market-close-november-12-2026). Not financial advice.

## Sources

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