Crypto market close, Oct. 29: Bitcoin drops 4.2% to $77,777 as TON jumps 43.5%
Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $77,777 after a $77,777–$81,800 range; 4 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 35 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside.
Key points
- Bitcoin closed at $77,777 (−4.2%) after a $77,777–$81,800 range.
- TON was the top-30 standout at +43.5%; 4 of the top 50 rose, 35 fell.
- Whale tracker: 1,234 large transfers; exchange deposits $2.9B vs withdrawals $4.9B.
Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 29, 2026 at $77,777, down 4.2% from its $81,220 open, after trading in a $77,777–$81,800 range. Ether ended at $2,249 (−4.6%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.64T (−2.1% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 59.1%.
Breadth was negative: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 4 rose and 35 fell, and the median move was −6.8%. The standout among the top 30 was TON Coin (TON), +43.5% to $1.78.
Majors at the close
| Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $77,777 | −4.2% | −4.5% | $77,777–$81,800 |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,249 | −4.6% | −6.1% | $2,248–$2,371 |
| Binance Coin (BNB) | $697.61 | −8.1% | −4.5% | $688.81–$759.61 |
| XRP (XRP) | $1.23 | −6.8% | −6.7% | $1.23–$1.32 |
| Solana (SOL) | $95.40 | −6.7% | −8.2% | $95.40–$102.84 |
| TRON (TRX) | $0.3597 | +9.3% | +6.5% | $0.3283–$0.3792 |
| Hyperliquid (HYPE) | $89.14 | +10.5% | +14.4% | $78.13–$96.26 |
| Zcash (ZEC) | $1,220 | −6.9% | −2.0% | $1,220–$1,390 |
| Dogecoin (DOGE) | $0.0752 | −5.7% | −4.8% | $0.0751–$0.0811 |
| Monero (XMR) | $603.65 | +1.2% | −4.7% | $582.50–$639.11 |
Biggest movers in the top 50
Up: TON Coin +43.5% · Hyperliquid +10.5% · TRON +9.3% · Monero +1.2%
Down: Ethena −16.3% · NEAR Protocol −14.3% · Uniswap −10.9% · Aave −10.9% · Arbitrum −10.5%
Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Pi (PI) led gains at +1.1%; Convex Finance (CVX) fell the most, −15.4%.
Sentiment
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 30 (Fear), down from 51 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 22 bullish, 22 bearish and 53 neutral items among 97 published during the day.
Stablecoins
Stablecoin supply totaled $300.2B, down $2.2B over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $179.8B, USDC $71.4B, USDS $6.5B.
Whale flows
Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,091 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 143 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $2.9B, against $4.9B withdrawn — net withdrawals, commonly read as coins moving to custody.
- $1.6B in USDT (1,615,409,499 USDT) from Binance to an unlabeled wallet
- $499.5M in USDT (500,000,000 USDT) from Binance to Tether Treasury
- $213.5M in USDT (213,800,000 USDT) from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury
Live feed: whale transfers.
Network fees
Ethereum gas was 8 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 2 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. 28. Not financial advice.
Data sources
- [1] Coinbase Exchange market data — Coinbase
- [2] Kraken public market data — Kraken
- [3] DefiLlama prices and stablecoins — DefiLlama
- [4] Coinlore crypto market API — Coinlore
- [5] Crypto Fear & Greed Index — alternative.me
- [6] Basis Desk whale transfer tracker — Basis Desk
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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