--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 26: Bitcoin holds near $80,006 as TON tumbles 32.0%" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $80,006 after a $79,309–$80,646 range; 24 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 20 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-26-2026 published: 2026-10-27T00:05:48.521Z modified: 2026-10-27T00:05:48.521Z 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. 26: Bitcoin holds near $80,006 as TON tumbles 32.0% Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $80,006 after a $79,309–$80,646 range; 24 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 20 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $80,006 (+0.0%) after a $79,309–$80,646 range. - TON was the top-30 standout at −32.0%; 24 of the top 50 rose, 20 fell. - Whale tracker: 1,381 large transfers; exchange deposits $2.7B vs withdrawals $2.6B. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 26, 2026 at $80,006, little changed from its $79,990 open, after trading in a $79,309–$80,646 range. Ether ended at $2,321 (−0.3%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.64T (−0.1% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.7%. Breadth was mixed: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 24 rose and 20 fell, and the median move was +0.1%. The standout among the top 30 was [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) (TON), −32.0% to $1.21. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $80,006 | +0.0% | −2.8% | $79,309–$80,646 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,321 | −0.3% | −4.2% | $2,295–$2,337 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $741.71 | +0.6% | +2.2% | $732.20–$745.09 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.31 | +1.0% | −0.2% | $1.27–$1.31 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $100.77 | −0.6% | −3.9% | $99.81–$102.24 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3288 | −0.5% | −0.6% | $0.3288–$0.3312 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $78.24 | +2.4% | −1.2% | $74.96–$80.32 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,232 | +2.2% | +7.9% | $1,178–$1,264 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0776 | +0.9% | −2.0% | $0.0759–$0.0779 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $596.99 | +0.7% | +0.8% | $582.63–$598.19 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [Quant](/coins/quant-network) +7.4% · [Uniswap](/coins/uniswap) +3.1% · [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) +2.4% · [Zcash](/coins/zcash) +2.2% · [Ondo](/coins/ondo-finance) +1.8% **Down:** [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) −32.0% · [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) −2.1% · [Polkadot](/coins/polkadot) −1.7% · [Worldcoin](/coins/worldcoin-wld) −1.4% · JUST −1.4% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): XinFin Network (XDCE) led gains at +8.2%; LayerZero (ZRO) fell the most, −7.7%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 48 (Neutral), down from 50 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 6 bullish, 4 bearish and 42 neutral items among 52 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $302.8B, down $680.1M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $181.9B, USDC $71.3B, USDS $6.8B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,270 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 111 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $2.7B, against $2.6B withdrawn. - [$250.8M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xb73192d57655495c5a0a40eae8df8e345b991b01a6c397741ee490c0867fb9ca) (251,114,730 USDT) from Binance to an unlabeled wallet - [$202.3M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xf41322b463aedd7186c36eebf045dd1fdc482b6f5340f66809f6008d809dc168) (202,600,000 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Bitfinex - [$199.7M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xcf7f9e39ba6a8d3163c8d4c78b9e766de29e69b7c0b809ce64d80338b9016261) (200,000,000 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Binance Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.05 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 1 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [Injective Launches Onchain AI Compute Index Tracking Nvidia GPU Rentals](/news/injective-launches-sici-ai-compute-index) - [Keystone to Destroy 19,000 Hardware Wallets Following Device Verification Key Leak](/news/keystone-destroys-hardware-wallets-verification-key-leak) - [South Korea Considers Pushing Crypto Gains Tax to 2029 in Fourth Delay](/news/south-korea-considers-fourth-delay-crypto-tax-2029) - [Canada Proposes Stablecoin Regulations to Bring National Oversight Under Bank of Canada](/news/canada-proposes-stablecoin-regulations-bank-of-canada) - [Anthropic Files S-1 for November IPO, Revealing $80.7B Net Loss](/news/anthropic-files-s1-ipo-hyperliquid-anth-trading) ## 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. 25](/news/crypto-market-close-october-25-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai