--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 25: Bitcoin edges down 0.8% to $80,019 as TON jumps 41.8%" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $80,019 after a $79,812–$80,904 range; 14 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 29 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-25-2026 published: 2026-10-26T00:05:48.575Z modified: 2026-10-26T00:05:48.575Z 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. 25: Bitcoin edges down 0.8% to $80,019 as TON jumps 41.8% Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $80,019 after a $79,812–$80,904 range; 14 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 29 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $80,019 (−0.8%) after a $79,812–$80,904 range. - TON was the top-30 standout at +41.8%; 14 of the top 50 rose, 29 fell. - Whale tracker: 456 large transfers; exchange deposits $623.8M vs withdrawals $1.9B. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 25, 2026 at $80,019, down 0.8% from its $80,691 open, after trading in a $79,812–$80,904 range. Ether ended at $2,326 (−1.1%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.64T (−0.9% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.6%. Breadth was negative: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 14 rose and 29 fell, and the median move was −0.5%. The standout among the top 30 was [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) (TON), +41.8% to $1.78. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $80,019 | −0.8% | −2.5% | $79,812–$80,904 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,326 | −1.1% | −3.9% | $2,317–$2,367 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $737.53 | −0.1% | +2.0% | $735.30–$747.50 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.29 | −0.3% | −0.3% | $1.29–$1.31 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $101.19 | −0.9% | −2.5% | $100.42–$102.56 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3301 | +0.4% | −0.9% | $0.3283–$0.3310 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $76.20 | −0.5% | −3.4% | $75.29–$77.36 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,212 | +0.6% | +6.2% | $1,176–$1,236 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0768 | −0.9% | −3.3% | $0.0760–$0.0779 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $592.75 | −3.5% | +1.6% | $588.67–$616.41 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) +41.8% · [Ethena](/coins/ethena) +6.0% · [Quant](/coins/quant-network) +5.9% · Venice Token +3.6% · [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) +2.4% **Down:** [Pepe](/coins/pepe) −14.6% · [Worldcoin](/coins/worldcoin-wld) −3.8% · [Monero](/coins/monero) −3.5% · [Ethereum Classic](/coins/ethereum-classic) −2.3% · [Cardano](/coins/cardano) −1.9% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Bedrock (BR) led gains at +10.1%; Compound (COMP) fell the most, −11.7%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 50 (Neutral), down from 54 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 2 bullish, 0 bearish and 13 neutral items among 15 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $303.3B, down $81.5M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $182.4B, USDC $71.7B, USDS $6.8B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 444 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 12 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $623.8M, against $1.9B withdrawn — net withdrawals, commonly read as coins moving to custody. - [$998.7M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x90eb9bbd3fbbeb9c00a7ec7623c8341edbfa10c7b011b908462cb269b3386f98) (1,000,000,000 USDT) from Binance to an unlabeled wallet - [$385.6M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x6c8782a5d9607a0d246b6674abc19d29d3f6908ac19ef8864baa8ecddeb9a944) (386,092,255 USDT) from Binance to an unlabeled wallet - [$199.7M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x5f6d6c105e6984b59c0498c3a9ec2d0a4d1d27474a0cac9fdaa5ab7af1356c48) (200,000,000 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Binance Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.06 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 2 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [Twenty-Two Public Companies Opt Out of OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Venue](/analysis/public-companies-object-okx-ice-tokenized-stock-venue) - [ECB's Cipollone Frames Digital Euro as Defense for European Sovereignty](/news/ecb-cipollone-digital-euro-sovereignty) - [Strategy Lifts Preferred Buyback Cap to $3 Billion as Capital Needs Divert From Bitcoin](/analysis/strategy-raises-preferred-buyback-cap-3-billion-bitcoin-treasury) ## 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. 24](/news/crypto-market-close-october-24-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai