--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 4: Bitcoin rises 1.9% to $86,460 as ADA climbs 6.3%" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $86,460 after a $84,717–$86,670 range; 29 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 15 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-4-2026 published: 2026-10-05T00:05:22.239Z modified: 2026-10-05T00:05:22.239Z section: Macro & Markets author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified) sentiment: neutral tickers: [BTC, ETH, ADA] 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. 4: Bitcoin rises 1.9% to $86,460 as ADA climbs 6.3% Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $86,460 after a $84,717–$86,670 range; 29 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 15 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $86,460 (+1.9%) after a $84,717–$86,670 range. - ADA was the top-30 standout at +6.3%; 29 of the top 50 rose, 15 fell. - Whale tracker: 299 large transfers; exchange deposits $249.2M vs withdrawals $255.4M. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 4, 2026 at $86,460, up 1.9% from its $84,815 open, after trading in a $84,717–$86,670 range. Ether ended at $2,726 (+1.4%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.90T (+1.8% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 59.7%. Breadth was positive: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 29 rose and 15 fell, and the median move was +0.8%. The standout among the top 30 was [Cardano](/coins/cardano) (ADA), +6.3% to $0.2593. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $86,460 | +1.9% | +1.9% | $84,717–$86,670 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,726 | +1.4% | +0.6% | $2,687–$2,735 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $795.38 | +1.0% | +1.9% | $783.01–$796.84 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.52 | +2.2% | −1.1% | $1.49–$1.53 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $121.50 | +1.5% | −2.0% | $119.68–$122.15 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3356 | −0.1% | +0.4% | $0.3349–$0.3364 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $90.55 | +1.2% | −3.0% | $89.35–$91.11 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,353 | +3.7% | −18.5% | $1,304–$1,363 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0959 | +3.2% | −2.1% | $0.0926–$0.0972 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $546.42 | −1.2% | −1.2% | $543.92–$554.17 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** Venice Token +6.7% · [Cardano](/coins/cardano) +6.3% · [Zcash](/coins/zcash) +3.7% · [Stellar](/coins/stellar) +3.5% · [Mantle](/coins/mantle) +3.3% **Down:** [Pepe](/coins/pepe) −7.2% · [Worldcoin](/coins/worldcoin-wld) −2.7% · [Maker](/coins/maker) −2.7% · [Quant](/coins/quant-network) −1.7% · [Aave](/coins/aave) −1.4% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Helium (HNT) led gains at +16.0%; Bedrock (BR) fell the most, −13.0%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 70 (Greed), up from 65 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 0 bullish, 0 bearish and 13 neutral items among 13 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $314.1B, up $1.2B over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $184.1B, USDC $74.2B, USDS $6.9B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 261 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 38 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $249.2M, against $255.4M withdrawn. - [$50.0M in USDC](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x025144f93e4630de85ad325ed826fb74806b61011754ee1b4924711b99494664) (50,000,000 USDC) from an unlabeled wallet to Circle - [$50.0M in USDC](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xf838e6d586145baa07039eb03746176eb8460c446719fea86a9ea1ef5aebdbf0) (50,000,000 USDC) from Circle to Coinbase 36 - [$35.1M in ETH](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x97a030e9b53290b21115154017a9da933158beca0e154e9456c0e2907bf22f10) (13,036 ETH) from an unlabeled wallet to Binance Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.21 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 1 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [Russian Finance Ministry Begins Paying Staff Salaries in Digital Rubles](/news/russia-finance-ministry-digital-ruble-salaries) - [Russian Finance Ministry Begins Paying Staff Salaries in Digital Rubles](/analysis/russia-finance-ministry-digital-ruble-salaries-october) ## 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. 3](/news/crypto-market-close-october-3-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai