Crypto Market Close Oct. 23, 2026: BTC $81,071 (−0.3%)

Crypto market close, Oct. 23: Bitcoin holds near $81,071 as TON drops 7.1%

Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $81,071 after a $80,562–$81,895 range; 13 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 32 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside.

Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 23, 2026 at $81,071, little changed from its $81,307 open, after trading in a $80,562–$81,895 range. Ether ended at $2,384 (−0.1%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.69T (+0.2% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.2%.

Breadth was negative: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 13 rose and 32 fell, and the median move was −0.8%. The standout among the top 30 was TON Coin (TON), −7.1% to $1.22.

Majors at the close

Asset	Close	Day	7 days	Day range
Bitcoin (BTC)	$81,071	−0.3%	−1.8%	$80,562–$81,895
Ethereum (ETH)	$2,384	−0.1%	−3.7%	$2,355–$2,413
Binance Coin (BNB)	$738.88	+1.2%	+0.9%	$729.26–$748.50
XRP (XRP)	$1.29	−1.1%	−3.8%	$1.28–$1.33
Solana (SOL)	$102.71	−0.8%	−3.5%	$101.82–$104.97
TRON (TRX)	$0.3297	+0.5%	−1.7%	$0.3281–$0.3307
Hyperliquid (HYPE)	$77.03	−0.3%	−6.1%	$76.33–$78.73
Zcash (ZEC)	$1,181	−2.9%	−4.5%	$1,161–$1,254
Dogecoin (DOGE)	$0.0785	−0.2%	−4.7%	$0.0775–$0.0805
Monero (XMR)	$583.36	−2.2%	+3.9%	$578.38–$615.47

Biggest movers in the top 50

Up: Pepe +25.0% · AKEDO +13.8% · Bitcoin Cash +2.7% · JUST +1.5% · Internet Computer +1.3%

Down: Worldcoin −11.7% · TON Coin −7.1% · Venice Token −4.2% · Arbitrum −4.1% · NEAR Protocol −4.0%

Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Alaya Governance Token (AGT) led gains at +27.5%; Starknet (STRK) fell the most, −7.4%.

Sentiment

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 51 (Neutral), up from 50 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 15 bullish, 21 bearish and 44 neutral items among 80 published during the day.

Stablecoins

Stablecoin supply totaled $304.5B, up $111.8M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $182.6B, USDC $71.8B, USDS $6.9B.

Whale flows

Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,102 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 105 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $3.0B, against $2.4B withdrawn — net deposits, which can precede selling, though custody reshuffles look the same on-chain.

$124.4M in USDT (124,600,000 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Bitfinex
$91.7M in ETH (38,236 ETH) from an unlabeled wallet to Coinbase Prime 2
$90.1M in ETH (37,568 ETH) from Coinbase Prime 2 to an unlabeled wallet

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.

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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. 22. Not financial advice.

Data sources

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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