Crypto market close, Nov. 3: Bitcoin edges up 1.0% to $77,327 as TON tumbles 34.1%
Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $77,327 after a $76,278–$77,959 range; 27 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 14 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside.
Key points
- Bitcoin closed at $77,327 (+1.0%) after a $76,278–$77,959 range.
- TON was the top-30 standout at −34.1%; 27 of the top 50 rose, 14 fell.
- Whale tracker: 1,691 large transfers; exchange deposits $4.4B vs withdrawals $3.4B.
Bitcoin closed the UTC day on November 3, 2026 at $77,327, up 1.0% from its $76,567 open, after trading in a $76,278–$77,959 range. Ether ended at $2,272 (+1.2%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.60T (+1.5% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 59.6%.
Breadth was positive: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 27 rose and 14 fell, and the median move was +0.9%. The standout among the top 30 was TON Coin (TON), −34.1% to $1.17.
Majors at the close
| Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $77,327 | +1.0% | −2.8% | $76,278–$77,959 |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,272 | +1.2% | −1.4% | $2,238–$2,300 |
| Binance Coin (BNB) | $697.07 | −0.0% | −5.4% | $690.66–$700.87 |
| XRP (XRP) | $1.27 | +2.2% | −1.8% | $1.25–$1.29 |
| Solana (SOL) | $92.75 | +1.0% | −7.0% | $91.23–$93.81 |
| TRON (TRX) | $0.3214 | +0.6% | −1.9% | $0.3195–$0.3240 |
| Hyperliquid (HYPE) | $85.08 | +1.1% | +9.5% | $82.55–$87.32 |
| Zcash (ZEC) | $1,221 | +7.3% | −1.6% | $1,125–$1,242 |
| Dogecoin (DOGE) | $0.0751 | +1.5% | −2.4% | $0.0735–$0.0756 |
| Monero (XMR) | $630.61 | +4.3% | +6.4% | $602.93–$636.00 |
Biggest movers in the top 50
Up: Zcash +7.3% · Venice Token +6.8% · Monero +4.3% · Ethena +2.6% · Sui +2.6%
Down: TON Coin −34.1% · Shiba Inu −7.4% · Kaspa −2.5% · OKB −1.1% · Bitget Token −0.9%
Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Alaya Governance Token (AGT) led gains at +33.9%; AKEDO (AKE) fell the most, −22.6%.
Sentiment
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 34 (Fear), up from 26 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 10 bullish, 24 bearish and 30 neutral items among 64 published during the day.
Stablecoins
Stablecoin supply totaled $295.6B, down $2.0B over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $178.1B, USDC $70.9B, USDS $6.5B.
Whale flows
Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,512 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 179 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $4.4B, against $3.4B withdrawn — net deposits, which can precede selling, though custody reshuffles look the same on-chain.
- $383.7M in USDT (384,202,614 USDT) from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury
- $332.9M in USDT (333,441,234 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Binance
- $269.6M in USDT (270,000,000 USDT) from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury
Live feed: whale transfers.
Network fees
Ethereum gas was 0.06 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 1 sat/vB at the close.
The day's top stories
- THORChain Restores Swaps for Most Chains After Outage Interrupted North Korean Laundering
- Evernorth Registers Resale of 73.7M Shares and Sponsor Warrants Following Armada Merger
- Consensys Unveils Bridgeless Interoperability Stack for Institutional Ledgers
- First Digital Trust Prepares Public Listing as FDUSD Contraction Deepens
- NEAR Protocol Community Approves Proposal to Cut Token Issuance to 1.6%
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. 2. Not financial advice.
Data sources
- [1] Coinbase Exchange market data — Coinbase
- [2] Kraken public market data — Kraken
- [3] DefiLlama prices and stablecoins — DefiLlama
- [4] Coinlore crypto market API — Coinlore
- [5] Crypto Fear & Greed Index — alternative.me
- [6] Basis Desk whale transfer tracker — Basis Desk
Automated data report generated from Basis Desk's own market snapshots and on-chain scanner — no AI-written text. Figures are as of the 00:00 UTC close; providers are listed above. Market figures marked "at the time of writing" come from live exchange data. Report an error: corrections@basisdesk.news · corrections policy.
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