--- title: "Crypto market close, Oct. 9: Bitcoin edges up 1.0% to $82,543 as NEAR jumps 8.9%" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $82,543 after a $81,600–$83,309 range; 37 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 6 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside." url: https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-9-2026 published: 2026-10-10T00:05:07.780Z modified: 2026-10-10T00:05:07.780Z section: Macro & Markets author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified) sentiment: neutral tickers: [BTC, ETH, NEAR] 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. 9: Bitcoin edges up 1.0% to $82,543 as NEAR jumps 8.9% Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $82,543 after a $81,600–$83,309 range; 37 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 6 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $82,543 (+1.0%) after a $81,600–$83,309 range. - NEAR was the top-30 standout at +8.9%; 37 of the top 50 rose, 6 fell. - Whale tracker: 1,210 large transfers; exchange deposits $2.8B vs withdrawals $3.1B. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on October 9, 2026 at $82,543, up 1.0% from its $81,719 open, after trading in a $81,600–$83,309 range. Ether ended at $2,485 (+0.4%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.74T (+0.9% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 60.2%. Breadth was positive: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 37 rose and 6 fell, and the median move was +2.0%. The standout among the top 30 was [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) (NEAR), +8.9% to $4.89. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $82,543 | +1.0% | −4.4% | $81,600–$83,309 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,485 | +0.4% | −9.5% | $2,471–$2,507 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $741.68 | +0.9% | −4.5% | $733.13–$744.84 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.39 | +0.9% | −8.9% | $1.38–$1.41 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $109.06 | −0.3% | −10.4% | $108.52–$111.36 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3316 | −0.2% | −0.9% | $0.3316–$0.3330 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $84.16 | +0.0% | −7.3% | $83.33–$86.45 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,208 | +1.9% | −12.4% | $1,183–$1,242 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0853 | +1.5% | −11.6% | $0.0839–$0.0854 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $518.66 | −3.9% | −4.5% | $516.84–$547.95 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [Cosmos](/coins/cosmos) +15.0% · [Polkadot](/coins/polkadot) +12.5% · [NEAR Protocol](/coins/near) +8.9% · [Arbitrum](/coins/arbitrum) +5.5% · [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) +5.4% **Down:** [Shiba Inu](/coins/shiba-inu) −5.7% · [Monero](/coins/monero) −3.9% · [Algorand](/coins/algorand) −2.5% · [Mantle](/coins/mantle) −0.5% · [Solana](/coins/solana) −0.3% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Kaia (KAIA) led gains at +62.4%; Celestia (TIA) fell the most, −5.6%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 64 (Greed), up from 59 a day earlier. Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 5 bullish, 7 bearish and 29 neutral items among 41 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $311.4B, down $1.9B over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $183.2B, USDC $73.0B, USDS $7.0B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,071 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 139 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $2.8B, against $3.1B withdrawn. - [$499.6M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x475b32b2bd0371935be6c9342767586f5498028891ced147d20879811cca40c7) (500,000,000 USDT) from Binance to Tether Treasury - [$499.5M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x3952470af240d0ce87fc2f2566a81df9dd2f01f0bdf53f118e1e4906d90dd2f7) (500,000,000 USDT) from Binance to Tether Treasury - [$139.9M in USDT](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x34bd03d9c2400accbbb59a2b983c4217b389c4d90faacec6b52ea030f7cee5bc) (140,000,000 USDT) from Tether Treasury to Bitfinex Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.10 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 1 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [Two Men Indicted for Allegedly Operating $430 Million Empire Darknet Market](/analysis/two-men-indicted-empire-market-operation-seizure-uz0bn0) - [Ethereum Activates Glamsterdam Upgrade on Sepolia Testnet](/analysis/ethereum-glamsterdam-upgrade-activates-sepolia-testnet) - [Violent Crypto Thefts Reach $30 Million in 2026 Amid French Incident Surge](/news/violent-crypto-thefts-reach-30-million-amid-french-surge) - [SEC Charges Former Linqto Executives Over $430M Pre-IPO Platform Sales](/news/sec-charges-former-linqto-executives-pre-ipo-fraud) - [US Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether Over IRGC Ties](/news/treasury-sanctions-shelbit-aban-tether-iran-irgc) ## 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. 8](/news/crypto-market-close-october-8-2026). Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai