Crypto market close, Oct. 13: Bitcoin rises 1.6% to $83,095 as TON jumps 30.4%
Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $83,095 after a $81,179–$84,043 range; 37 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 8 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside.
Key points
- Bitcoin closed at $83,095 (+1.6%) after a $81,179–$84,043 range.
- TON was the top-30 standout at +30.4%; 37 of the top 50 rose, 8 fell.
- Whale tracker: 1,318 large transfers; exchange deposits $3.2B vs withdrawals $2.3B.
Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 13, 2026 at $83,095, up 1.6% from its $81,815 open, after trading in a $81,179–$84,043 range. Ether ended at $2,495 (+2.0%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.76T (+1.8% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.1%.
Breadth was positive: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 37 rose and 8 fell, and the median move was +1.4%. The standout among the top 30 was TON Coin (TON), +30.4% to $1.78.
Majors at the close
| Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $83,095 | +1.6% | −3.6% | $81,179–$84,043 |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,495 | +2.0% | −7.9% | $2,418–$2,534 |
| Binance Coin (BNB) | $741.15 | +1.1% | −5.3% | $724.37–$746.70 |
| XRP (XRP) | $1.36 | +1.6% | −9.7% | $1.32–$1.38 |
| Solana (SOL) | $106.72 | +0.9% | −11.2% | $102.84–$108.75 |
| TRON (TRX) | $0.3270 | −0.5% | −2.4% | $0.3265–$0.3301 |
| Hyperliquid (HYPE) | $81.52 | +0.9% | −12.9% | $80.17–$83.29 |
| Zcash (ZEC) | $1,218 | +4.5% | −10.9% | $1,133–$1,232 |
| Dogecoin (DOGE) | $0.0843 | +2.6% | −11.9% | $0.0807–$0.0851 |
| Monero (XMR) | $548.77 | +4.0% | −1.6% | $521.31–$548.82 |
Biggest movers in the top 50
Up: TON Coin +30.4% · Uniswap +7.9% · Pepe +7.2% · Arbitrum +6.6% · Zcash +4.5%
Down: Quant −7.1% · Render −4.1% · NEAR Protocol −1.0% · TRON −0.5% · Ondo −0.3%
Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Basic Attention Token (BAT) led gains at +28.6%; Grass (GRASS) fell the most, −6.3%.
Sentiment
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 62 (Greed), up from 57 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 3 bullish, 5 bearish and 35 neutral items among 43 published during the day.
Stablecoins
Stablecoin supply totaled $313.1B, up $680.9M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $184.1B, USDC $73.0B, USDS $7.2B.
Whale flows
Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,214 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 104 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $3.2B, against $2.3B withdrawn — net deposits, which can precede selling, though custody reshuffles look the same on-chain.
- $248.0M in USDC (247,998,274 USDC) from an unlabeled wallet to Coinbase
- $167.9M in USDC (167,937,732 USDC) from an unlabeled wallet to Circle
- $134.6M in USDC (134,607,974 USDC) from Circle to an unlabeled wallet
Live feed: whale transfers.
Network fees
Ethereum gas was 0.09 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 1 sat/vB at the close.
The day's top stories
- US and UK Regulators Secure Multimillion-Dollar Judgments in Crypto Fraud Recoveries
- Uniswap Governance Considers Extending Protocol Fees to Circle's Arc Layer 1
- DOJ Indicts 14 in North Korean Remote IT Scheme Hitting Over 70 US Firms
- Federal Reserve Board Releases Discount Rate Minutes Covering August and September Meetings
- Federal Register Lists New Document on Crypto Transactions and Markets
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. 12. 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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