Crypto market close, Oct. 22: Bitcoin slips 3.4% to $81,307 as TON tumbles 26.2%
Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $81,307 after a $80,853–$84,276 range; 1 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 43 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside.
Key points
- Bitcoin closed at $81,307 (−3.4%) after a $80,853–$84,276 range.
- TON was the top-30 standout at −26.2%; 1 of the top 50 rose, 43 fell.
- Whale tracker: 1,202 large transfers; exchange deposits $2.9B vs withdrawals $2.2B.
Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 22, 2026 at $81,307, down 3.4% from its $84,149 open, after trading in a $80,853–$84,276 range. Ether ended at $2,386 (−3.6%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.68T (−3.9% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.5%.
Breadth was negative: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 1 rose and 43 fell, and the median move was −4.8%. The standout among the top 30 was TON Coin (TON), −26.2% to $1.31.
Majors at the close
| Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $81,307 | −3.4% | +0.4% | $80,853–$84,276 |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,386 | −3.6% | +0.9% | $2,360–$2,477 |
| Binance Coin (BNB) | $730.38 | −2.4% | +1.3% | $724.99–$748.85 |
| XRP (XRP) | $1.31 | −4.3% | −0.1% | $1.30–$1.37 |
| Solana (SOL) | $103.55 | −3.4% | +1.2% | $102.96–$107.39 |
| TRON (TRX) | $0.3282 | −0.6% | −0.9% | $0.3274–$0.3311 |
| Hyperliquid (HYPE) | $77.29 | −4.2% | −2.5% | $76.56–$80.82 |
| Zcash (ZEC) | $1,217 | −8.0% | +11.2% | $1,189–$1,332 |
| Dogecoin (DOGE) | $0.0787 | −4.1% | −2.1% | $0.0779–$0.0821 |
| Monero (XMR) | $596.47 | −4.8% | +10.8% | $587.40–$654.24 |
Biggest movers in the top 50
Up: Maker +4.4%
Down: TON Coin −26.2% · Pepe −13.4% · Quant −9.8% · Zcash −8.0% · Render −7.6%
Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): AKEDO (AKE) led gains at +31.8%; Stacks (STX) fell the most, −11.7%.
Sentiment
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 50 (Neutral), down from 68 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 19 bullish, 15 bearish and 43 neutral items among 77 published during the day.
Stablecoins
Stablecoin supply totaled $305.3B, up $844.2M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $182.7B, USDC $72.2B, USDS $6.9B.
Whale flows
Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,064 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 138 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $2.9B, against $2.2B withdrawn — net deposits, which can precede selling, though custody reshuffles look the same on-chain.
- $194.1M in ETH (80,000 ETH) from Binance to an unlabeled wallet
- $146.3M in ETH (61,052 ETH) from an unlabeled wallet to Coinbase
- $124.4M in ETH (52,024 ETH) from an unlabeled wallet to Coinbase
Live feed: whale transfers.
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
- Central Bank of Ireland Fines Coinbase €3.25M Over Safeguarding Deficiencies
- CoinDCX Faces Scrutiny From Sleuths Over $16M Transfer From Compromised Wallets
- Bitcoin Hashrate Climbs 45% to 1,050 EH/s as Public Miners Expand Fleet
- Bitcoin Market Dominance Touches 60% as Traders Flee Altcoins
- Crypto Traders Price Reliance Jio at $110B via Bitget Pre-IPO Perpetual
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. 21. 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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