--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 31: Bitcoin edges up 0.4% to $77,435 as TON jumps 51.7%" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $77,435 after a $76,974–$77,608 range; 14 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 30 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-31-2026 published: 2026-11-01T00:05:47.014Z modified: 2026-11-01T00:05:47.014Z 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. 31: Bitcoin edges up 0.4% to $77,435 as TON jumps 51.7% Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $77,435 after a $76,974–$77,608 range; 14 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 30 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $77,435 (+0.4%) after a $76,974–$77,608 range. - TON was the top-30 standout at +51.7%; 14 of the top 50 rose, 30 fell. - Whale tracker: 398 large transfers; exchange deposits $888.6M vs withdrawals $982.6M. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 31, 2026 at $77,435, up 0.4% from its $77,142 open, after trading in a $76,974–$77,608 range. Ether ended at $2,253 (+0.5%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.58T (−1.5% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.1%. Breadth was negative: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 14 rose and 30 fell, and the median move was −0.5%. The standout among the top 30 was [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) (TON), +51.7% to $1.78. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $77,435 | +0.4% | −3.8% | $76,974–$77,608 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,253 | +0.5% | −4.7% | $2,234–$2,263 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $702.23 | −0.5% | −3.9% | $698.20–$709.63 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.25 | −0.5% | −2.3% | $1.24–$1.26 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $95.34 | −0.8% | −6.0% | $95.02–$96.79 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $87.84 | −2.0% | +16.1% | $86.22–$89.86 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3024 | −9.7% | −8.4% | $0.3004–$0.3399 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,252 | −1.7% | +8.6% | $1,246–$1,296 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0756 | −0.4% | −2.4% | $0.0748–$0.0763 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $599.04 | +2.1% | +0.9% | $586.95–$600.67 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) +51.7% · [Morpho](/coins/morpho) +7.2% · [Quant](/coins/quant-network) +4.5% · Venice Token +3.3% · [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) +3.2% **Down:** [TRON](/coins/tron) −9.7% · [Bitcoin Cash](/coins/bitcoin-cash) −3.2% · [Polkadot](/coins/polkadot) −3.0% · [Shiba Inu](/coins/shiba-inu) −2.7% · [Worldcoin](/coins/worldcoin-wld) −2.1% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Stacks (STX) led gains at +12.9%; AKEDO (AKE) fell the most, −21.5%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 34 (Fear), up from 30 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 8 bullish, 10 bearish and 16 neutral items among 34 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $299.2B, down $1.2B over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $179.7B, USDC $71.9B, USDS $6.4B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 353 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 45 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $888.6M, against $982.6M withdrawn. - [$195.6M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xf5332d8be592428e86de71c7fb90a054f44a856c101c641c2ac01f1c442014ed) (195,900,100 USDT) from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury - [$158.5M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x5f568498a9deaee217080057fc84ad091a8084bdc6176711de25628178d05afc) (158,750,000 USDT) from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury - [$96.5M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x46ad893a04661e0faed11d7b2b9b44257e488cb287528c71436bf67d457de888) (96,638,393 USDT) from an unlabeled wallet to OKX Hot Wallet 5 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 - [India's ED Raids Mudrex and Instadapp Over Alleged $600M Forex Violations](/news/india-ed-raids-mudrex-instadapp-forex-violations) - [Rep. Maxine Waters Demands Crypto Accountability Following $6.3B Binance Hack](/news/maxine-waters-responds-binance-hack-crypto-accountability) - [Datavault AI Plunges 50% as Exchange Withdrawal Issue Halts Access to Bitcoin](/analysis/datavault-ai-plunges-biconomy-bitcoin-withdrawal-issue) - [Aave Freezes tBTC Reserve Following Threshold Minting and Redemption Pause](/news/aave-freezes-tbtc-reserve-threshold-pause) - [Franklin Templeton Launches Dividend-to-Bitcoin ETFs on Nasdaq](/news/franklin-templeton-lists-dividend-to-bitcoin-etfs-nasdaq) ## 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. 30](/news/crypto-market-close-october-30-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai