--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 17: Bitcoin holds near $81,378 as TON jumps 31.8%" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $81,378 after a $80,905–$81,626 range; 6 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 40 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-17-2026 published: 2026-10-18T00:05:55.822Z modified: 2026-10-18T00:05:55.822Z section: Macro & Markets author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified) sentiment: neutral 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. 17: Bitcoin holds near $81,378 as TON jumps 31.8% Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $81,378 after a $80,905–$81,626 range; 6 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 40 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $81,378 (−0.1%) after a $80,905–$81,626 range. - TON was the top-30 standout at +31.8%; 6 of the top 50 rose, 40 fell. - Whale tracker: 1,325 large transfers; exchange deposits $589.1M vs withdrawals $582.3M. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 17, 2026 at $81,378, little changed from its $81,474 open, after trading in a $80,905–$81,626 range. Ether ended at $2,400 (−0.8%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.69T (−0.6% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.4%. Breadth was negative: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 6 rose and 40 fell, and the median move was −2.0%. The standout among the top 30 was [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) (TON), +31.8% to $1.78. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $81,378 | −0.1% | −1.8% | $80,905–$81,626 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,400 | −0.8% | −4.0% | $2,373–$2,437 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $717.20 | −0.4% | −4.2% | $711.42–$722.16 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.29 | −1.2% | −7.9% | $1.28–$1.31 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $103.32 | −0.9% | −6.0% | $101.69–$105.05 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3333 | −0.5% | +0.7% | $0.3330–$0.3367 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $78.02 | −2.6% | −7.4% | $77.65–$80.34 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,126 | −1.9% | −8.3% | $1,108–$1,181 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0792 | −1.8% | −7.7% | $0.0781–$0.0807 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $569.44 | +2.3% | +8.3% | $545.09–$569.79 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) +31.8% · [Monero](/coins/monero) +2.3% · [Hedera Hashgraph](/coins/hedera-hashgraph) +2.1% · JUST +0.2% · [Morpho](/coins/morpho) +0.1% **Down:** [Polkadot](/coins/polkadot) −5.7% · [Ethena](/coins/ethena) −5.4% · [Arbitrum](/coins/arbitrum) −5.3% · [Worldcoin](/coins/worldcoin-wld) −4.8% · [Sui](/coins/sui) −4.2% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Alaya Governance Token (AGT) led gains at +40.1%; Starknet (STRK) fell the most, −12.5%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 53 (Neutral), down from 63 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 5 bullish, 1 bearish and 13 neutral items among 19 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $306.2B, up $368.4M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $183.4B, USDC $72.6B, USDS $7.0B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,301 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 24 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $589.1M, against $582.3M withdrawn. - [$87.3M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x486242b46d2acb024ce52bfb384bd5e98e67f67ab23e189f263b75b64dbc4b6d) (87,400,000 USDT) from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury - [$50.0M in USDC](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xba0f204288d6cf7e0e6316c426f24bdfebda0d3e347b9ccf9bc4979e04a5eac5) (50,000,000 USDC) from Coinbase to an unlabeled wallet - [$50.0M in USDC](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x4d2485c066db27060d074fa3bcb9b52ee4b337efa67fb67b599358b4d4a2b105) (50,000,000 USDC) from an unlabeled wallet to Circle Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.05 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 1 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [DTCC Completes Live Tokenization Trades With J.P. Morgan and CME Group](/news/dtcc-live-tokenization-trades-jp-morgan-cme) - [ESMA designates digital innovation and AI as new strategic supervisory priorities from 2027](/analysis/esma-supervisory-priority-ai-tokenization) - [Ethereum Schedules Glamsterdam Upgrade for Hoodi Testnet Activation on Oct. 26](/analysis/ethereum-schedules-glamsterdam-upgrade-hoodi-testnet) ## 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. 16](/news/crypto-market-close-october-16-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai