--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 27: Bitcoin edges up 0.8% to $80,795" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $80,795 after a $79,400–$81,150 range; 28 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 16 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-27-2026 published: 2026-10-28T00:05:47.364Z modified: 2026-10-28T00:05:47.364Z section: Macro & Markets author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified) sentiment: neutral tickers: [BTC, ETH, ZEC] 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. 27: Bitcoin edges up 0.8% to $80,795 Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $80,795 after a $79,400–$81,150 range; 28 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 16 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $80,795 (+0.8%) after a $79,400–$81,150 range. - ZEC was the top-30 standout at +6.0%; 28 of the top 50 rose, 16 fell. - Whale tracker: 1,153 large transfers; exchange deposits $2.9B vs withdrawals $2.3B. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 27, 2026 at $80,795, up 0.8% from its $80,119 open, after trading in a $79,400–$81,150 range. Ether ended at $2,347 (+1.0%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.67T (+1.0% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.6%. Breadth was positive: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 28 rose and 16 fell, and the median move was +0.3%. The standout among the top 30 was [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC), +6.0% to $1,310. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $80,795 | +0.8% | −0.7% | $79,400–$81,150 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,347 | +1.0% | −1.3% | $2,296–$2,356 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $744.23 | +0.1% | +2.3% | $733.21–$751.67 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.33 | +1.6% | +2.6% | $1.29–$1.33 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $101.20 | +0.3% | −2.5% | $99.11–$101.58 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3313 | +0.7% | −0.3% | $0.3268–$0.3314 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $81.18 | +3.6% | +4.3% | $77.13–$81.68 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,310 | +6.0% | +15.5% | $1,213–$1,319 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0790 | +1.6% | +0.0% | $0.0766–$0.0791 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $606.19 | +1.3% | −0.5% | $585.85–$609.39 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [Pepe](/coins/pepe) +15.9% · [Zcash](/coins/zcash) +6.0% · [Bitcoin Cash](/coins/bitcoin-cash) +5.3% · Venice Token +3.8% · [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) +3.6% **Down:** [Algorand](/coins/algorand) −2.0% · [Hedera Hashgraph](/coins/hedera-hashgraph) −1.7% · [Quant](/coins/quant-network) −1.7% · [Aave](/coins/aave) −1.6% · [Uniswap](/coins/uniswap) −1.3% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Grass (GRASS) led gains at +10.8%; AKEDO (AKE) fell the most, −29.4%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 51 (Neutral), up from 48 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 9 bullish, 15 bearish and 37 neutral items among 61 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $303.4B, up $111.3M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $181.8B, USDC $71.3B, USDS $6.8B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,073 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 80 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $2.9B, against $2.3B withdrawn — net deposits, which can precede selling, though custody reshuffles look the same on-chain. - [$139.5M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xb3070f1379fd53ee60ea281ef97c07906dc737dbf0c1f82da879e970057f95e3) (139,699,700 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Bitfinex - [$124.1M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x8891285368225f76bb963bb3db3ff71a3ec6b78440b38fb7b032b3fdfde3d76b) (124,300,000 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to Bitfinex - [$94.9M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x03178eae94e05f28c06fe4d277f6d758cc77c18dd7d2ef86865067224cea23ef) (95,012,829 USDT) from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury 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 - [Coinbase to Force-Convert 14 Non-MiCA Stablecoins for EEA Retail Accounts](/news/coinbase-eea-mica-stablecoin-conversion-october) - [CFTC Probes Polymarket Over Compliance With 2022 Settlement](/news/cftc-probes-polymarket-2022-settlement-compliance) - [Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Frames Crypto as Core to US Dollar Dominance](/news/treasury-secretary-bessent-crypto-dollar-dominance-clarity-act) - [USDC Surpasses Tether in Euro Trading Volume Following MiCA Shift](/news/usdc-overtakes-usdt-euro-trading-mica-kaiko) - [Galaxy Digital Posts $323 Million Q3 Profit on Investment Rebound and Data Center Expansion](/news/galaxy-digital-q3-2026-profit-data-centers) ## 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. 26](/news/crypto-market-close-october-26-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai