Crypto Market Close Oct. 12, 2026: BTC $81,768 (−2.3%)

Crypto market close, Oct. 12: Bitcoin slips 2.3% to $81,768 as TON tumbles 16.7%

Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $81,768 after a $81,721–$84,164 range; 3 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 43 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside.

Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 12, 2026 at $81,768, down 2.3% from its $83,667 open, after trading in a $81,721–$84,164 range. Ether ended at $2,444 (−3.5%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.72T (−2.4% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.2%.

Breadth was negative: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 3 rose and 43 fell, and the median move was −5.8%. The standout among the top 30 was TON Coin (TON), −16.7% to $1.36.

Majors at the close

Asset	Close	Day	7 days	Day range
Bitcoin (BTC)	$81,768	−2.3%	−4.9%	$81,721–$84,164
Ethereum (ETH)	$2,444	−3.5%	−9.9%	$2,444–$2,573
Binance Coin (BNB)	$731.80	−3.0%	−7.2%	$731.80–$755.91
XRP (XRP)	$1.34	−5.0%	−11.7%	$1.34–$1.42
Solana (SOL)	$105.58	−5.1%	−12.6%	$105.36–$113.14
TRON (TRX)	$0.3287	−0.4%	−2.2%	$0.3286–$0.3326
Hyperliquid (HYPE)	$80.89	−6.7%	−13.2%	$80.89–$88.02
Zcash (ZEC)	$1,167	−8.5%	−12.0%	$1,161–$1,345
Dogecoin (DOGE)	$0.0821	−5.3%	−14.6%	$0.0820–$0.0879
Monero (XMR)	$526.54	−2.2%	−4.0%	$525.92–$538.90

Biggest movers in the top 50

Up: Render +4.1% · Shiba Inu +3.4% · JUST +0.0%

Down: TON Coin −16.7% · NEAR Protocol −14.1% · Ethena −13.5% · Internet Computer −11.5% · Worldcoin −10.9%

Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Reserve Rights (RSR) led gains at +31.3%; Starknet (STRK) fell the most, −31.3%.

Sentiment

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 57 (Greed), down from 69 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 12 bullish, 3 bearish and 19 neutral items among 34 published during the day.

Stablecoins

Stablecoin supply totaled $313.0B, up $911.9M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $184.1B, USDC $72.9B, USDS $7.1B.

Whale flows

Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 768 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 76 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $1.4B, against $965.8M withdrawn — net deposits, which can precede selling, though custody reshuffles look the same on-chain.

$199.8M in USDT (200,000,000 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Binance
$109.9M in USDT (110,000,000 USDT) from Tether Treasury to Bitfinex
$95.0M in USDC (95,000,000 USDC) from an unlabeled wallet to Circle

Live feed: whale transfers.

Network fees

Ethereum gas was 0.19 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 2 sat/vB at the close.

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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: Oct. 11. Not financial advice.

Data sources

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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