--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 23: Bitcoin holds near $81,071 as TON drops 7.1%" description: "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." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-23-2026 published: 2026-10-24T00:05:47.890Z modified: 2026-10-24T00:05:47.890Z 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. 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. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $81,071 (−0.3%) after a $80,562–$81,895 range. - TON was the top-30 standout at −7.1%; 13 of the top 50 rose, 32 fell. - Whale tracker: 1,207 large transfers; exchange deposits $3.0B vs withdrawals $2.4B. 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](/coins/the-open-network) (TON), −7.1% to $1.22. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $81,071 | −0.3% | −1.8% | $80,562–$81,895 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,384 | −0.1% | −3.7% | $2,355–$2,413 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $738.88 | +1.2% | +0.9% | $729.26–$748.50 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.29 | −1.1% | −3.8% | $1.28–$1.33 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $102.71 | −0.8% | −3.5% | $101.82–$104.97 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3297 | +0.5% | −1.7% | $0.3281–$0.3307 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $77.03 | −0.3% | −6.1% | $76.33–$78.73 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,181 | −2.9% | −4.5% | $1,161–$1,254 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0785 | −0.2% | −4.7% | $0.0775–$0.0805 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $583.36 | −2.2% | +3.9% | $578.38–$615.47 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [Pepe](/coins/pepe) +25.0% · AKEDO +13.8% · [Bitcoin Cash](/coins/bitcoin-cash) +2.7% · JUST +1.5% · [Internet Computer](/coins/internet-computer) +1.3% **Down:** [Worldcoin](/coins/worldcoin-wld) −11.7% · [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) −7.1% · Venice Token −4.2% · [Arbitrum](/coins/arbitrum) −4.1% · [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) −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](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x179cf83dd390bf139405681194d70434e5402561d26bbe4a886c1ee596ec6d53) (124,600,000 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Bitfinex - [$91.7M in ETH](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xa5fecf4ce426612dc507eea7343c87ff695f302c09773e6c3fa73466b7163a66) (38,236 ETH) from an unlabeled wallet to Coinbase Prime 2 - [$90.1M in ETH](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xb5efd4dd0ec376612a5b6fda450315c29864c81fdb30c8af8719370fc8ad5d18) (37,568 ETH) from Coinbase Prime 2 to an unlabeled wallet 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 - [Polymarket CMO Sent Millions via Personal PayPal to Pay Social Media Influencers](/news/polymarket-cmo-paypal-influencer-payments) - [IRS Plans Lower Voluntary Disclosure Penalties Across Tax Cases, Including Crypto](/news/irs-plans-lower-tax-disclosure-penalties-crypto) - [Initia Halts Layer 1 and Rollups Following Reported Mint Exploit](/news/initia-halts-l1-rollups-mint-exploit) - [Bitcoin Core Adjusts Security Policy to Fast-Track LLM-Discovered Flaws](/news/bitcoin-core-updates-security-policy-llm-vulnerabilities) - [Robinhood Reports Surge in Bitcoin and Macro Prediction Contracts](/news/robinhood-surge-bitcoin-macro-prediction-markets) ## 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](/news/crypto-market-close-october-22-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai