--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 3: Bitcoin edges up 0.3% to $84,742" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $84,742 after a $84,437–$85,017 range; 36 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 10 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-3-2026 published: 2026-10-04T00:05:13.980Z modified: 2026-10-04T00:05:13.980Z section: Macro & Markets author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified) sentiment: neutral tickers: [BTC, ETH] 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. 3: Bitcoin edges up 0.3% to $84,742 Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $84,742 after a $84,437–$85,017 range; 36 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 10 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $84,742 (+0.3%) after a $84,437–$85,017 range. - AVAX was the top-30 standout at +3.2%; 36 of the top 50 rose, 10 fell. - Whale tracker: 354 large transfers; exchange deposits $438.1M vs withdrawals $465.5M. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 3, 2026 at $84,742, up 0.3% from its $84,479 open, after trading in a $84,437–$85,017 range. Ether ended at $2,687 (+0.7%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.85T (+0.1% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 59.5%. Breadth was positive: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 36 rose and 10 fell, and the median move was +0.9%. The standout among the top 30 was [Avalanche](/coins/avalanche-2) (AVAX), +3.2% to $11.13. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $84,742 | +0.3% | +0.7% | $84,437–$85,017 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,687 | +0.7% | −0.1% | $2,665–$2,689 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $787.22 | +2.4% | +1.5% | $765.11–$791.39 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.49 | +0.1% | −4.0% | $1.48–$1.50 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $119.59 | +0.8% | −1.4% | $118.54–$120.02 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3354 | +0.3% | −0.4% | $0.3341–$0.3374 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $89.26 | +0.2% | −3.1% | $87.78–$89.95 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,303 | −0.1% | −15.4% | $1,289–$1,333 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0928 | −0.1% | −4.9% | $0.0924–$0.0934 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $554.64 | +3.1% | +0.3% | $538.01–$562.95 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [Morpho](/coins/morpho) +7.9% · [Worldcoin](/coins/worldcoin-wld) +6.8% · [Quant](/coins/quant-network) +4.8% · [Bittensor](/coins/bittensor) +4.6% · JUST +4.4% **Down:** [Maker](/coins/maker) −8.6% · [Mantle](/coins/mantle) −1.5% · Aster −0.8% · [World Liberty Financial](/coins/world-liberty-financial) −0.7% · [Hedera Hashgraph](/coins/hedera-hashgraph) −0.4% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Starknet (STRK) led gains at +27.2%; Bedrock (BR) fell the most, −24.3%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 65 (Greed), down from 67 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 0 bullish, 1 bearish and 14 neutral items among 15 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $313.2B, up $704.6M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $184.0B, USDC $74.2B, USDS $6.8B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 300 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 54 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $438.1M, against $465.5M withdrawn. - [$64.4M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x03e749e98a610f81b17fe9c2706197f83a15e821222027514802ffda1b10cd6a) (64,376,430 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to OKX Hot Wallet 5 - [$53.6M in ETH](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x6193864a7b6eb0070fb3929666545feb1b842049d10ff6b6668a1566c36e27fb) (20,000 ETH) from Bitfinex to an unlabeled wallet - [$50.0M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xe77b0fa092d39ec8e62982980cf8a84a034c55d47959a42820126b4f70d74c94) (49,999,998 USDT) from Bitfinex to an unlabeled wallet Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.10 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 4 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [Federal Reserve Raises Rates by 25 Basis Points as Inflation Persists](/analysis/fed-raises-rates-inflation-persists-august-jobs) - [Nasdaq Invests $100 Million in Kraken Parent Payward to Advance Tokenized Equities](/analysis/nasdaq-invests-100m-payward-kraken-tokenized-equities) - [Anza Publishes Agave Client Release v4.5.0-alpha.1 on GitHub](/news/anza-agave-v4-5-0-alpha-1-release) ## 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. 2](/news/crypto-market-close-october-2-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai