--- title: "Crypto market close, Nov. 5: Bitcoin drops 5.7% to $75,970 as UNI tumbles 10.9%" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $75,970 after a $75,202–$80,773 range; 5 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 39 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-november-5-2026 published: 2026-11-06T00:05:47.017Z modified: 2026-11-06T00:05:47.017Z 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. 5: Bitcoin drops 5.7% to $75,970 as UNI tumbles 10.9% Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $75,970 after a $75,202–$80,773 range; 5 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 39 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $75,970 (−5.7%) after a $75,202–$80,773 range. - UNI was the top-30 standout at −10.9%; 5 of the top 50 rose, 39 fell. - Whale tracker: 1,432 large transfers; exchange deposits $3.5B vs withdrawals $2.9B. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on November 5, 2026 at $75,970, down 5.7% from its $80,526 open, after trading in a $75,202–$80,773 range. Ether ended at $2,235 (−7.7%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.55T (−5.6% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 59.6%. Breadth was negative: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 5 rose and 39 fell, and the median move was −6.3%. The standout among the top 30 was [Uniswap](/coins/uniswap) (UNI), −10.9% to $6.81. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $75,970 | −5.7% | −5.3% | $75,202–$80,773 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,235 | −7.7% | −3.9% | $2,209–$2,432 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $688.68 | −4.3% | −6.9% | $683.28–$721.06 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.21 | −7.5% | −6.5% | $1.20–$1.32 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $89.19 | −6.5% | −11.2% | $88.16–$96.91 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3179 | −0.4% | −4.1% | $0.3155–$0.3197 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $76.66 | −8.6% | −12.3% | $76.17–$84.71 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,275 | −2.1% | +0.4% | $1,222–$1,333 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0711 | −7.6% | −9.7% | $0.0702–$0.0774 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $617.28 | −3.9% | +3.2% | $605.87–$644.17 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [Shiba Inu](/coins/shiba-inu) +6.2% · [Injective Protocol](/coins/injective-protocol) +2.2% · Dohrnii +0.6% · JUST +0.3% · [Maker](/coins/maker) +0.0% **Down:** [Ethena](/coins/ethena) −11.6% · [Uniswap](/coins/uniswap) −10.9% · [Ondo](/coins/ondo-finance) −10.0% · [Mantle](/coins/mantle) −9.3% · [Sui](/coins/sui) −9.2% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Tether Gold (XAUT) led gains at +0.6%; Grass (GRASS) fell the most, −15.4%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 28 (Fear), down from 50 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 20 bullish, 19 bearish and 35 neutral items among 74 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $293.9B, down $1.3B over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $177.5B, USDC $70.7B, USDS $6.5B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,240 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 192 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $3.5B, against $2.9B withdrawn — net deposits, which can precede selling, though custody reshuffles look the same on-chain. - [$299.7M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xae7d8c6aaf52364fb8c6202dfc5974c745653aabc75cc857eeb85d8f0b7cfe93) (300,000,000 USDT) from Binance to an unlabeled wallet - [$271.9M in USDC](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xc4e6904344bcd4e7d3a33a39e12e4d938ed0e2e0cc0fa86330224a1cbf57e390) (271,930,802 USDC) from an unlabeled wallet to Coinbase - [$199.8M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x5f23d53919ca9cc0eba7e661d7d0b288567bdf7c36143954cdb87d9641b953cf) (200,000,000 USDT) from Binance (cold) to an unlabeled wallet Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.10 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 1 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [CFTC Faces Deadline in Lawsuit Over Kalshi and Coinbase Stock Perpetual Futures](/news/cftc-faces-deadline-kalshi-coinbase-stock-perpetuals) - [Former Ethereum Foundation Lead Sues Vitalik Buterin and Organization Over Termination](/news/ethereum-foundation-sued-vitalik-buterin-mandate-lawsuit) - [Amundi Tokenizes STOXX Europe 600 Equity Fund on Ethereum](/news/amundi-tokenizes-stoxx-europe-600-equity-fund-ethereum) - [Solana Labs Unit Leap Launches Mobile Beta for Tokenized Equities and Crypto](/news/solana-labs-leap-launches-mobile-beta-tokenized-stocks) - [Bitcoin Slides Toward $76,000 as Tech Slump Triggers $428M in Liquidations](/news/bitcoin-slides-tech-rout-crypto-liquidations) ## 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. 4](/news/crypto-market-close-november-4-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai