--- title: "Crypto market close, Nov. 2: Bitcoin slips 1.9% to $76,674 as NEAR tumbles 9.7%" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $76,674 after a $76,584–$78,687 range; 5 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 37 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-november-2-2026 published: 2026-11-03T00:05:48.620Z modified: 2026-11-03T00:05:48.620Z section: Macro & Markets author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified) sentiment: bearish tickers: [BTC, ETH, NEAR] 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. 2: Bitcoin slips 1.9% to $76,674 as NEAR tumbles 9.7% Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $76,674 after a $76,584–$78,687 range; 5 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 37 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $76,674 (−1.9%) after a $76,584–$78,687 range. - NEAR was the top-30 standout at −9.7%; 5 of the top 50 rose, 37 fell. - Whale tracker: 1,363 large transfers; exchange deposits $6.5B vs withdrawals $3.8B. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on November 2, 2026 at $76,674, down 1.9% from its $78,146 open, after trading in a $76,584–$78,687 range. Ether ended at $2,250 (−1.0%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.56T (−0.9% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 59.9%. Breadth was negative: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 5 rose and 37 fell, and the median move was −2.6%. The standout among the top 30 was [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) (NEAR), −9.7% to $3.86. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $76,674 | −1.9% | −4.6% | $76,584–$78,687 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,250 | −1.0% | −3.5% | $2,236–$2,310 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $698.04 | −1.9% | −5.9% | $693.15–$714.73 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.25 | +0.0% | −3.6% | $1.23–$1.26 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $91.83 | −2.6% | −9.7% | $90.88–$95.72 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3190 | +2.1% | −3.5% | $0.3125–$0.3191 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $83.94 | −4.2% | +8.8% | $82.75–$88.81 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,133 | −8.3% | −7.7% | $1,127–$1,282 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0741 | −1.7% | −4.0% | $0.0732–$0.0762 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $604.54 | +1.1% | +2.0% | $597.09–$614.00 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [Shiba Inu](/coins/shiba-inu) +6.2% · [TRON](/coins/tron) +2.1% · JUST +1.5% · [Monero](/coins/monero) +1.1% · [XRP](/coins/ripple) +0.0% **Down:** [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) −9.7% · [Zcash](/coins/zcash) −8.3% · Venice Token −6.9% · [Ethena](/coins/ethena) −6.9% · [Aave](/coins/aave) −5.9% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Holo (HOT) led gains at +17.5%; AKEDO (AKE) fell the most, −40.9%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 26 (Fear), down from 37 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 9 bullish, 20 bearish and 29 neutral items among 58 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $298.3B, down $967.9M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $178.5B, USDC $71.3B, USDS $6.5B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,173 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 190 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $6.5B, against $3.8B withdrawn — net deposits, which can precede selling, though custody reshuffles look the same on-chain. - [$2.0B in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x648055afbf472cbcf478dfa4751d47dc6856ee43946ab468765fea9b082454e8) (2,000,000,000 USDT) from Tether Treasury to Bitfinex MultiSig 2 - [$2.0B in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xaddfc0519fe55674098bf7409cc2e222c72dd8a31438f9dce13255d6bcd16ac7) (2,000,000,000 USDT) from Tether Treasury to Bitfinex MultiSig 2 - [$467.4M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x3b2491a51b0f553ab803e6b6a4f08a2627224407aa24a4500f3ccbd6e5f12c8b) (468,058,036 USDT) from Binance (cold) to an unlabeled wallet Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.05 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 2 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [New Jersey Rescinds Coinbase Staking Cease-and-Desist Order and Drops $5M Fine](/news/new-jersey-rescinds-coinbase-staking-order) - [Arbitrum Council Freezes Exploit Funds by Forcing Address Transactions Without Keys](/news/arbitrum-council-freezes-exploit-funds-unsigned-transactions) - [Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals Following Potential $40M Breach](/news/mercado-bitcoin-halts-withdrawals-security-incident) - [Binance Hackers Shift to Swapping $46.4M in Solana for Bitcoin](/news/binance-hackers-swap-solana-for-bitcoin-chainalysis) - [Elliptic Detects Initial Bitcoin Mixing Linked to Binance Exploit](/news/elliptic-flags-first-bitcoin-mixing-binance-hack) ## 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. 1](/news/crypto-market-close-november-1-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai