--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 21: Bitcoin edges up 1.3% to $84,007 as TON jumps 32.3%" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $84,007 after a $82,555–$84,775 range; 31 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 13 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-21-2026 published: 2026-10-22T00:05:47.203Z modified: 2026-10-22T00:05:47.203Z 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. 21: Bitcoin edges up 1.3% to $84,007 as TON jumps 32.3% Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $84,007 after a $82,555–$84,775 range; 31 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 13 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $84,007 (+1.3%) after a $82,555–$84,775 range. - TON was the top-30 standout at +32.3%; 31 of the top 50 rose, 13 fell. - Whale tracker: 1,276 large transfers; exchange deposits $3.1B vs withdrawals $2.9B. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 21, 2026 at $84,007, up 1.3% from its $82,890 open, after trading in a $82,555–$84,775 range. Ether ended at $2,470 (+1.1%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.79T (+2.0% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.2%. Breadth was positive: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 31 rose and 13 fell, and the median move was +0.4%. The standout among the top 30 was [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) (TON), +32.3% to $1.78. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $84,007 | +1.3% | +0.9% | $82,555–$84,775 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,470 | +1.1% | −1.2% | $2,436–$2,517 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $745.81 | +0.6% | +0.5% | $739.47–$750.81 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.36 | +2.2% | −0.8% | $1.33–$1.40 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $106.79 | +0.4% | −0.3% | $105.58–$109.08 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3304 | −0.2% | −0.8% | $0.3300–$0.3331 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $80.59 | +0.1% | −1.3% | $80.28–$82.22 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,314 | +4.3% | +5.5% | $1,252–$1,363 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0819 | +0.1% | −3.0% | $0.0813–$0.0837 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $620.83 | +5.4% | +12.3% | $570.99–$629.09 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) +32.3% · [Ethena](/coins/ethena) +8.9% · [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) +7.0% · [Monero](/coins/monero) +5.4% · [Quant](/coins/quant-network) +5.1% **Down:** [Pepe](/coins/pepe) −7.4% · [Internet Computer](/coins/internet-computer) −1.1% · [Avalanche](/coins/avalanche-2) −1.0% · [Worldcoin](/coins/worldcoin-wld) −0.8% · [Polkadot](/coins/polkadot) −0.7% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Prometeus (PROM) led gains at +16.0%; AKEDO (AKE) fell the most, −27.2%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 68 (Greed), up from 63 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 17 bullish, 7 bearish and 48 neutral items among 72 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $305.1B, up $743.1M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $182.5B, USDC $72.7B, USDS $6.8B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,152 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 124 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $3.1B, against $2.9B withdrawn. - [$499.4M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x1f8e11a6ea2dca0b1dfa896f2d440eedbbe9d959060c5bf1da9d45662e8b24b3) (500,000,000 USDT) from Binance to Tether Treasury - [$144.8M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x22051bb8e486b961388e86b915fc5020cc80760340d01572d235e8e2358c2b47) (145,000,000 USDT) from Tether Treasury to Bitfinex - [$112.9M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x2b6b81953c63d7ff262c4e1b51cb95bb0ecb0fbc0c3b4e2406786acb3036cb19) (113,000,000 USDT) from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.06 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 1 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [Cardano Foundation Urges EU Not to Expand MiCA Over DeFi and Staking](/news/cardano-foundation-urges-eu-against-mica-defi-staking-rules) - [White House Spotlights $833M in Blocked Crypto Fraud Ahead of Midterms](/news/white-house-833m-halted-crypto-fraud) - [Abracadabra DAO Passes Protocol Wind-Down Vote After Lowering Quorum](/news/abracadabra-dao-passes-protocol-wind-down-vote) - [Galaxy Research Reports Q2 Crypto Lending Dropped 16.8% to $56.2 Billion](/news/galaxy-crypto-leverage-q2-2026-defi-cefi-lending) - [DATA Foundation Pivots to Sui and Abandons Proprietary Blockchain](/news/data-foundation-shuts-down-chain-migrates-sui) ## 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. 20](/news/crypto-market-close-october-20-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai