--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 19: Bitcoin edges down 0.3% to $81,828" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $81,828 after a $81,679–$83,011 range; 24 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 19 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-19-2026 published: 2026-10-20T00:05:47.662Z modified: 2026-10-20T00:05:47.662Z section: Macro & Markets author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified) sentiment: neutral tickers: [BTC, ETH] 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. 19: Bitcoin edges down 0.3% to $81,828 Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $81,828 after a $81,679–$83,011 range; 24 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 19 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $81,828 (−0.3%) after a $81,679–$83,011 range. - HBAR was the top-30 standout at −2.7%; 24 of the top 50 rose, 19 fell. - Whale tracker: 1,209 large transfers; exchange deposits $2.2B vs withdrawals $1.9B. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 19, 2026 at $81,828, down 0.3% from its $82,113 open, after trading in a $81,679–$83,011 range. Ether ended at $2,405 (−0.3%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.71T (−0.3% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.3%. Breadth was mixed: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 24 rose and 19 fell, and the median move was +0.2%. The standout among the top 30 was [Hedera Hashgraph](/coins/hedera-hashgraph) (HBAR), −2.7% to $0.0830. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $81,828 | −0.3% | −1.7% | $81,679–$83,011 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,405 | −0.3% | −5.5% | $2,383–$2,443 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $730.92 | +1.1% | −2.4% | $720.97–$732.75 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.30 | −0.4% | −6.8% | $1.29–$1.32 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $104.89 | +0.7% | −5.4% | $103.47–$105.99 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3318 | −0.1% | +0.1% | $0.3303–$0.3324 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $79.20 | +0.2% | −7.8% | $77.56–$80.32 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,151 | +1.3% | −10.8% | $1,114–$1,187 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0796 | +0.4% | −8.4% | $0.0786–$0.0801 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $605.36 | +1.1% | +14.0% | $583.56–$608.82 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [Worldcoin](/coins/worldcoin-wld) +8.5% · Venice Token +7.2% · [Arbitrum](/coins/arbitrum) +5.8% · [Morpho](/coins/morpho) +5.8% · [Pepe](/coins/pepe) +3.8% **Down:** [World Liberty Financial](/coins/world-liberty-financial) −5.1% · [Hedera Hashgraph](/coins/hedera-hashgraph) −2.7% · [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) −2.6% · [Aave](/coins/aave) −1.8% · [Avalanche](/coins/avalanche-2) −1.6% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Bedrock (BR) led gains at +54.0%; Starknet (STRK) fell the most, −4.7%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 55 (Greed), down from 59 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 18 bullish, 9 bearish and 39 neutral items among 66 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $305.1B, down $555.0M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $183.1B, USDC $72.3B, USDS $6.9B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,133 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 $2.2B, against $1.9B withdrawn. - [$213.4M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x3549ae0cb3c1302f8a8814681c3ee4573d09c7fd036e7da7c6e2ab5c0581b20e) (213,600,000 USDT) from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury - [$151.5M in USDC](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xffb3ab1b679daf27df636acfaaab2c98d6f53fe28291bbbd405ff369d671d9d9) (151,482,287 USDC) from Circle to an unlabeled wallet - [$106.1M in USDC](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x1fc6b62182b8e80397fb2b4398dc2be5673f084a309ac491b83051d262d6b961) (106,128,203 USDC) from Circle to an unlabeled wallet Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.07 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 1 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [ALT5 Sigma Stock Drops 96% Following Treasury Deal With World Liberty Financial](/news/alt5-sigma-stock-drops-world-liberty-financial-deal) - [JPMorgan Expands JPM Coin to Ethereum for Institutional Dollar Settlements](/news/jpmorgan-launches-jpm-coin-on-ethereum) - [Zero Hash Launches AUTH to Eliminate Wallet Addresses in Onchain Transfers](/news/zero-hash-launches-auth-account-linking) - [Turkish Police Arrest Hex Founder Richard Heart in Multi-Agency Raid](/news/richard-heart-arrested-turkey-interpol) - [Bitmine Treasury Expands to 6.04 Million ETH Valued at $15.1B](/news/bitmine-eth-treasury-6-million-staking-update) ## 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. 18](/news/crypto-market-close-october-18-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai