--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 22: Bitcoin slips 3.4% to $81,307 as TON tumbles 26.2%" description: "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." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-22-2026 published: 2026-10-23T00:05:47.538Z modified: 2026-10-23T00:05:47.538Z section: Macro & Markets author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified) sentiment: bearish 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. 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](/coins/the-open-network) (TON), −26.2% to $1.31. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $81,307 | −3.4% | +0.4% | $80,853–$84,276 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,386 | −3.6% | +0.9% | $2,360–$2,477 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $730.38 | −2.4% | +1.3% | $724.99–$748.85 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.31 | −4.3% | −0.1% | $1.30–$1.37 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $103.55 | −3.4% | +1.2% | $102.96–$107.39 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3282 | −0.6% | −0.9% | $0.3274–$0.3311 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $77.29 | −4.2% | −2.5% | $76.56–$80.82 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,217 | −8.0% | +11.2% | $1,189–$1,332 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0787 | −4.1% | −2.1% | $0.0779–$0.0821 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $596.47 | −4.8% | +10.8% | $587.40–$654.24 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [Maker](/coins/maker) +4.4% **Down:** [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) −26.2% · [Pepe](/coins/pepe) −13.4% · [Quant](/coins/quant-network) −9.8% · [Zcash](/coins/zcash) −8.0% · [Render](/coins/render-token) −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](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x458523f112a1665df21e89beaaeb4c1ff694e5274d46ef142a9b6cd39e9d00c0) (80,000 ETH) from Binance to an unlabeled wallet - [$146.3M in ETH](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xf6e528810c1081c25f4501fb4d94b24b41dbcd62dcbf83994802695ee27faed5) (61,052 ETH) from an unlabeled wallet to Coinbase - [$124.4M in ETH](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xc2a689372066e6f49cb057537e8c21375d06cfb9bbbe6275a79c776041a8631e) (52,024 ETH) from an unlabeled wallet to Coinbase 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 - [Central Bank of Ireland Fines Coinbase €3.25M Over Safeguarding Deficiencies](/news/central-bank-ireland-fines-coinbase-safeguarding-settlement) - [CoinDCX Faces Scrutiny From Sleuths Over $16M Transfer From Compromised Wallets](/news/coindcx-disputed-analysts-16-million-wallet-transfer) - [Bitcoin Hashrate Climbs 45% to 1,050 EH/s as Public Miners Expand Fleet](/news/bitcoin-hashrate-rebound-cryptoquant-nip-group) - [Bitcoin Market Dominance Touches 60% as Traders Flee Altcoins](/news/bitcoin-market-dominance-hits-60-percent-altcoins-slide) - [Crypto Traders Price Reliance Jio at $110B via Bitget Pre-IPO Perpetual](/news/reliance-jio-ipo-crypto-perpetual-valuation-bitget) ## 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](/news/crypto-market-close-october-21-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai