--- title: "Crypto market close, Sept. 29: Bitcoin holds near $83,639 as HBAR tumbles 15.9%" description: "Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $83,639 after a $82,813–$84,423 range; 16 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-september-29-2026 published: 2026-09-30T00:05:18.164Z modified: 2026-09-30T00:05:18.164Z section: Macro & Markets author: Basis Desk Newsroom (AI-generated, source-verified) sentiment: neutral tickers: [BTC, ETH, HBAR] tags: [market close, crypto market, bitcoin price, daily report] license: Quote with attribution to Basis Desk (basisdesk.news). Not financial advice. --- # Crypto market close, Sept. 29: Bitcoin holds near $83,639 as HBAR tumbles 15.9% Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $83,639 after a $82,813–$84,423 range; 16 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 30 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. ## Key points - Bitcoin closed at $83,639 (+0.2%) after a $82,813–$84,423 range. - HBAR was the top-30 standout at −15.9%; 16 of the top 50 rose, 30 fell. - Whale tracker: 1,088 large transfers; exchange deposits $2.5B vs withdrawals $2.1B. Bitcoin closed the UTC day on September 29, 2026 at $83,639, little changed from its $83,499 open, after trading in a $82,813–$84,423 range. Ether ended at $2,677 (−0.5%). The total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.86T (+0.8% over 24 hours), with Bitcoin's share at 58.4%. Breadth was negative: of the 50 largest assets we track (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens), 16 rose and 30 fell, and the median move was −0.8%. The standout among the top 30 was [Hedera Hashgraph](/coins/hedera-hashgraph) (HBAR), −15.9% to $0.1023. ## Majors at the close | Asset | Close | Day | 7 days | Day range | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [Bitcoin](/coins/bitcoin) (BTC) | $83,639 | +0.2% | −2.6% | $82,813–$84,423 | | [Ethereum](/coins/ethereum) (ETH) | $2,677 | −0.5% | −2.2% | $2,652–$2,743 | | [Binance Coin](/coins/binancecoin) (BNB) | $758.04 | −0.8% | −3.6% | $750.82–$768.78 | | [XRP](/coins/ripple) (XRP) | $1.49 | −0.6% | −2.9% | $1.47–$1.56 | | [Solana](/coins/solana) (SOL) | $119.09 | +0.3% | +1.6% | $116.46–$121.51 | | [TRON](/coins/tron) (TRX) | $0.3346 | −0.3% | −3.3% | $0.3339–$0.3361 | | [Hyperliquid](/coins/hyperliquid) (HYPE) | $86.04 | −1.6% | −9.8% | $85.01–$88.83 | | [Zcash](/coins/zcash) (ZEC) | $1,418 | −4.5% | −7.4% | $1,363–$1,488 | | [Dogecoin](/coins/dogecoin) (DOGE) | $0.0939 | −0.2% | −4.0% | $0.0919–$0.0962 | | [Monero](/coins/monero) (XMR) | $541.89 | +0.3% | −5.1% | $528.71–$550.07 | ## Biggest movers in the top 50 **Up:** [Quant](/coins/quant-network) +16.0% · [Aave](/coins/aave) +10.4% · [Internet Computer](/coins/internet-computer) +9.6% · [Avalanche](/coins/avalanche-2) +7.4% · [Maker](/coins/maker) +4.6% **Down:** [Hedera Hashgraph](/coins/hedera-hashgraph) −15.9% · [Algorand](/coins/algorand) −7.8% · [Kaspa](/coins/kaspa) −6.0% · [ChainLink](/coins/chainlink) −5.9% · [TON Coin](/coins/the-open-network) −5.8% Beyond the top 50 (assets above $50 million in market value, rolling 24 hours): Grass (GRASS) led gains at +28.8%; Numeraire (NMR) fell the most, −14.3%. ## Sentiment The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 71 (Greed). Basis Desk's own news-flow gauge counted 13 bullish, 5 bearish and 11 neutral items among 29 published during the day. ## Stablecoins Stablecoin supply totaled $312.7B, up $240.4M over 24 hours. Largest: USDT $183.8B, USDC $74.6B, USDS $6.8B. ## Whale flows Basis Desk's on-chain scanner logged 1,024 transfers of $5 million or more on Ethereum (ETH and major tokens) and 64 Bitcoin transfers of 100 BTC or more, excluding change outputs and wallet consolidations. Deposits to labeled exchange wallets totaled $2.5B, against $2.1B withdrawn. - [$177.6M in USDC](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x136462a444b6a92cfdfa30124dec9686552fc4e3697fabb267664f2c20fef2f3) (177,614,497 USDC) from an unlabeled wallet to Coinbase - [$153.1M in USDC](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x9a4fc2fde8e1038b95def4f479a93de11fae43048367c485a9b3d67aeca49995) (153,139,246 USDC) from an unlabeled wallet to Coinbase - [$90.0M in USDC](https://etherscan.io/tx/0xd19f01ae176f30b5145b05b005af2a236a34f3f2842be9fa3ed297075731b89a) (90,000,000 USDC) from an unlabeled wallet to Circle Live feed: [whale transfers](/data/whales). ## Network fees Ethereum gas was 0.38 gwei (standard); Bitcoin fees for next-half-hour confirmation were 3 sat/vB at the close. ## The day's top stories - [Bitwise Debuts First US Spot NEAR ETP on NYSE Arca Featuring Staking Rewards](/news/bitwise-launches-first-us-spot-near-etf-nrr) - [House Oversight Committee Probes Polymarket and Kalshi Over Insider Trading](/news/house-oversight-probes-polymarket-kalshi-insider-trading) - [IP Strategy Highlights $15 Million K-Culture RWA Fund on Story Protocol](/news/ip-strategy-wavist-tokenized-k-culture-fund-story) - [SEC Sues Cryptoaiml and TSAI Entities Over $15 Million AI Trading Scams](/news/sec-charges-cryptoaiml-tsai-ai-trading-fraud) - [SEC Approves Generic Listing Standards for Spot Crypto Exchange-Traded Products](/news/sec-approves-generic-listing-standards-spot-crypto-etps) ## 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. Not financial advice. ## Sources - --- Basis Desk Newsroom · AI-generated, source-verified · https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai