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title: "Crypto market close, Nov. 9: Bitcoin edges up 0.7% to $75,248 as AVAX jumps 9.0%"
description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $75,248 after a $73,667–$75,451 range; 31 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 10 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside."
url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-november-9-2026
published: 2026-11-10T00:05:46.846Z
modified: 2026-11-10T00:05:46.846Z
section: Macro & Markets
author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified)
sentiment: neutral
tickers: [BTC, ETH, AVAX]
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. 9: Bitcoin edges up 0.7% to $75,248 as AVAX jumps 9.0%

Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $75,248 after a $73,667–$75,451 range; 31 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 10 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside.

## Key points

- Bitcoin closed at $75,248 (+0.7%) after a $73,667–$75,451 range.
- AVAX was the top-30 standout at +9.0%; 31 of the top 50 rose, 10 fell.
- Whale tracker: 1,301 large transfers; exchange deposits $3.2B vs withdrawals $2.7B.

Bitcoin closed the UTC day on November 9, 2026 at $75,248, up 0.7% from its $74,692 open, after trading in a $73,667–$75,451 range. Ether ended at $2,132 (+0.4%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.49T (+1.0% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.3%.

Breadth was positive: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 31 rose and 10 fell, and the median move was +1.2%. The standout among the top 30 was [Avalanche](/coins/avalanche-2) (AVAX), +9.0% to $8.65.

## Majors at the close

| Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $75,248 | +0.7% | −3.3% | $73,667–$75,451 |
| [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,132 | +0.4% | −6.7% | $2,082–$2,155 |
| [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $690.48 | +1.0% | −2.0% | $674.16–$691.05 |
| [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.10 | −1.4% | −12.0% | $1.08–$1.12 |
| [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $86.61 | +0.2% | −7.9% | $85.19–$88.27 |
| [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3174 | −0.5% | +0.4% | $0.3158–$0.3191 |
| [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $75.16 | +0.9% | −12.5% | $72.52–$76.68 |
| [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,160 | −4.7% | −7.3% | $1,155–$1,244 |
| [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0700 | +1.7% | −7.1% | $0.0679–$0.0708 |
| [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $584.27 | −2.3% | −3.7% | $581.91–$604.18 |

## Biggest movers in the top 50

**Up:** [Avalanche](/coins/avalanche-2) +9.0% · [Ondo](/coins/ondo-finance) +6.4% · [Arbitrum](/coins/arbitrum) +4.6% · [Render](/coins/render-token) +3.9% · [Aave](/coins/aave) +3.7%

**Down:** [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) −41.7% · [Zcash](/coins/zcash) −4.7% · [OKB](/coins/okb) −3.7% · [Monero](/coins/monero) −2.3% · [XRP](/coins/ripple) −1.4%

Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Basic Attention Token (BAT) led gains at +10.3%; AKEDO (AKE) fell the most, −40.5%.

## Sentiment

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 32 (Fear), up from 29 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 13 bullish, 11 bearish and 26 neutral items among 50 published during the day.

## Stablecoins

Stablecoin supply totaled $293.8B, down $451.9M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $176.3B, USDC $70.4B, USDS $5.4B.

## Whale flows

Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,173 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 128 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $3.2B, against $2.7B withdrawn.

- [$233.8M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xd794b2bdd08ba882069afdd76d1e39dcf219d5f96859aa4b244a6d6b19c6e1e2) (234,120,120 USDT) from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury
- [$199.8M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x2048223c65f7a2d9845a43f546e84a1f93ac0560dba32535837dc66155c040dd) (200,000,000 USDT) from Tether Treasury to Bitfinex
- [$199.7M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x291ca61511724d701a9334da66c1df0e2a2fc20e55f960888c547a4a16bcbd28) (199,999,900 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Tether Treasury

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

- [Solana Proposes Deprecating Durable Nonces as Institutional Custodians Warn of DeFi Disruptions](/news/solana-durable-nonces-simd-0723-fireblocks)
- [Strategy Acquires 1,036 Bitcoin for $81.9 Million, Buys Back STRC Stock](/news/strategy-acquires-bitcoin-repurchases-strc-stock)
- [FinCEN and Federal Reserve Withdraw Proposed Crypto Travel Rule Changes](/news/fincen-federal-reserve-withdraw-crypto-travel-rule-proposal)
- [Vitalik Buterin Argues ETH Value Relies on Decentralization Over Fee Burns](/news/vitalik-buterin-eth-value-decentralization-fee-burn)
- [Senator Blumenthal Gives Binance, Tether and Trump-Linked Crypto Firms Jan. 4 Records Deadline](/news/senate-blumenthal-binance-tether-trump-records-deadline)

## 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. 8](/news/crypto-market-close-november-8-2026). Not financial advice.

## Sources

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