--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 30: Bitcoin edges down 0.8% to $77,160 as TON tumbles 34.0%" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $77,160 after a $76,240–$78,576 range; 31 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 12 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-30-2026 published: 2026-10-31T00:05:47.440Z modified: 2026-10-31T00:05:47.440Z 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. 30: Bitcoin edges down 0.8% to $77,160 as TON tumbles 34.0% Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $77,160 after a $76,240–$78,576 range; 31 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 12 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $77,160 (−0.8%) after a $76,240–$78,576 range. - TON was the top-30 standout at −34.0%; 31 of the top 50 rose, 12 fell. - Whale tracker: 1,949 large transfers; exchange deposits $5.2B vs withdrawals $4.1B. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 30, 2026 at $77,160, down 0.8% from its $77,777 open, after trading in a $76,240–$78,576 range. Ether ended at $2,241 (−0.4%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.61T (−0.8% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 59.1%. Breadth was positive: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 31 rose and 12 fell, and the median move was +1.5%. The standout among the top 30 was [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) (TON), −34.0% to $1.18. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $77,160 | −0.8% | −5.4% | $76,240–$78,576 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,241 | −0.4% | −6.7% | $2,185–$2,258 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $702.81 | +0.7% | −5.7% | $683.20–$719.03 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.25 | +1.5% | −5.0% | $1.20–$1.27 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $96.18 | +0.8% | −7.9% | $92.86–$98.20 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3353 | −6.8% | −0.3% | $0.3348–$0.3653 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $90.03 | +1.0% | +15.2% | $88.83–$93.72 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,269 | +4.0% | +2.6% | $1,192–$1,284 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0759 | +0.9% | −5.4% | $0.0730–$0.0765 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $587.54 | −2.7% | −3.7% | $573.49–$633.75 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [Uniswap](/coins/uniswap) +10.5% · [Ondo](/coins/ondo-finance) +9.6% · [Ethena](/coins/ethena) +8.5% · [Aave](/coins/aave) +8.1% · [ChainLink](/coins/chainlink) +7.7% **Down:** [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) −34.0% · [TRON](/coins/tron) −6.8% · [Monero](/coins/monero) −2.7% · JUST −2.6% · [Kaspa](/coins/kaspa) −2.5% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Optimism (OP) led gains at +18.9%; AKEDO (AKE) fell the most, −33.1%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 30 (Fear), unchanged a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 9 bullish, 28 bearish and 33 neutral items among 70 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $300.1B, down $1.2B over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $180.2B, USDC $71.8B, USDS $6.5B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,797 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 152 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $5.2B, against $4.1B withdrawn — net deposits, which can precede selling, though custody reshuffles look the same on-chain. - [$261.7M in USDC](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xc0d1dc1096711f80bfbf6747f7650da408fa075ff319dfc849f5d47afc00f14c) (261,739,221 USDC) from an unlabeled wallet to Coinbase - [$171.8M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xaaed407733e483ebc54a3fcb92cb546a2a918b8bf1550f8e410be8a4870054ad) (172,175,782 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to OKX Hot Wallet 5 - [$171.6M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x1fff858c7708626b63cc19dc3822e2b55c61da4d98b6c3700e9aa5276e16a623) (172,000,000 USDT) from OKX Hot Wallet 5 to an unlabeled wallet Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.07 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 1 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [Canton Strategic Holdings to Tokenize Common Stock Under SEC Innovation Exemption](/news/canton-strategic-tokenized-stock-sec-innovation-exemption) - [Tether Reports $1.5 Billion Q3 Profit as Excess Reserves Reach $7.95 Billion](/news/tether-q3-profit-excess-reserves-bdo-attestation) - [CZ and Elon Musk Clash Over SpaceX Equity Following $6.4B Binance Breach](/news/cz-elon-musk-spacex-shares-binance-hack) - [EIP-7702 Under Scrutiny After North Korean Exploiters Drain Binance Hot Wallet](/news/eip-7702-ethereum-binance-hack-north-korea) - [Zcash Community Grants Proposes Redirecting 98,000 ZEC to Miner Reserve](/news/zcg-proposes-redirecting-zec-to-miner-reserve) ## 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. 29](/news/crypto-market-close-october-29-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai