--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 12: Bitcoin slips 2.3% to $81,768 as TON tumbles 16.7%" description: "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." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-12-2026 published: 2026-10-13T00:05:22.061Z modified: 2026-10-13T00:05:22.061Z section: Macro & Markets author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified) sentiment: bearish tickers: [BTC, ETH, TON] tags: [market close, crypto market, bitcoin price, daily report] license: Quote with attribution to Basis Desk (basisdesk.news). Not financial advice. --- # 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. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $81,768 (−2.3%) after a $81,721–$84,164 range. - TON was the top-30 standout at −16.7%; 3 of the top 50 rose, 43 fell. - Whale tracker: 844 large transfers; exchange deposits $1.4B vs withdrawals $965.8M. 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](/coins/the-open-network) (TON), −16.7% to $1.36. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $81,768 | −2.3% | −4.9% | $81,721–$84,164 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,444 | −3.5% | −9.9% | $2,444–$2,573 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $731.80 | −3.0% | −7.2% | $731.80–$755.91 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.34 | −5.0% | −11.7% | $1.34–$1.42 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $105.58 | −5.1% | −12.6% | $105.36–$113.14 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3287 | −0.4% | −2.2% | $0.3286–$0.3326 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $80.89 | −6.7% | −13.2% | $80.89–$88.02 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,167 | −8.5% | −12.0% | $1,161–$1,345 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0821 | −5.3% | −14.6% | $0.0820–$0.0879 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $526.54 | −2.2% | −4.0% | $525.92–$538.90 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [Render](/coins/render-token) +4.1% · [Shiba Inu](/coins/shiba-inu) +3.4% · JUST +0.0% **Down:** [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) −16.7% · [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) −14.1% · [Ethena](/coins/ethena) −13.5% · [Internet Computer](/coins/internet-computer) −11.5% · [Worldcoin](/coins/worldcoin-wld) −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](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x5619b7307ba72dcdb85c7ea3439a01072ec64689d5e7c9eec7ea4612ab44b570) (200,000,000 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Binance - [$109.9M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xa6debceee53eda96abfb1110616431f5c531db3d7dbc7e48b8791a9903a34831) (110,000,000 USDT) from Tether Treasury to Bitfinex - [$95.0M in USDC](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xdb2c95d327d4338df348dbf51837f8a04fa181ed2efad2970abb873a05d7c801) (95,000,000 USDC) from an unlabeled wallet to Circle Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.19 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 2 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [Bitmine Expands Ethereum Holdings to 6.03M ETH, Reaching 4.9% of Supply](/news/bitmine-eth-treasury-6-million-staking) - [US and UK Sanction Cambodian Networks Over $16 Billion Scam Empire](/analysis/us-uk-sanction-cambodian-crypto-scam-networks) - [US and UK Sanction Prince Group, Sever Huione Group Over Crypto Fraud](/news/us-uk-sanctions-prince-group-fincen-bans-huione-group) - [SWI Group Buys $500M Stake in Genesis Digital Assets to Target AI](/news/swi-group-acquires-genesis-digital-assets-stake-ai-pivot) - [Bitmine Treasury Hits 6.03M ETH as Staked Holdings Reach $12.9B](/news/bitmine-eth-treasury-6-million-tokens-staked) ## 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](/news/crypto-market-close-october-11-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai