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Crypto market today, September 29, 2026: Bitcoin +0.1% at $83,211
Total crypto market capitalisation slipped 2.1% to $2.90 trillion as Bitcoin held near $83,211, while Hedera led gainers and Ondo, Bitway and Zcash posted double-digit declines.
Today at a glance
- The broad market fell 2.1% even as Bitcoin and Ethereum edged higher on the day.
- Hedera rose 23.2%, the largest advance among tracked assets, with Curve DAO and Algorand also up double digits.
- Zcash dropped 11.0%, making it the only top-ten asset among the day's biggest decliners.
Market overview
Total market capitalisation stood at $2.90 trillion, down 2.1% over 24 hours, with $126.8 billion in trading volume and Bitcoin dominance at 58.2%. The largest assets were mixed rather than uniformly weaker: Bitcoin traded at $83,211, up 0.1%, and Ethereum at $2,665, up 0.6%, while XRP added 0.2% at $1.49 and TRON rose 0.3% to $0.334. Losses were concentrated elsewhere in the top ten, with BNB down 1.0% at $756.95, Solana down 1.1% at $117.71 and Hyperliquid down 2.5% at $86.95. Tether and USDC held at $1.00.
| Asset | Price | 24h |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $83,211 | +0.1% |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,665 | +0.6% |
| Tether (USDT) | $1.00 | -0.0% |
| BNB (BNB) | $756.95 | -1.0% |
| XRP (XRP) | $1.49 | +0.2% |
| USDC (USDC) | $1.00 | +0.0% |
| Solana (SOL) | $117.71 | -1.1% |
| TRON (TRX) | $0.334 | +0.3% |
| Zcash (ZEC) | $1,380 | -11.0% |
| Hyperliquid (HYPE) | $86.95 | -2.5% |
Biggest movers
Hedera led advancers, rising 23.2% to $0.119, followed by Curve DAO at $0.390, up 17.2%, and Algorand at $0.136, up 16.6%. Collector Crypt gained 11.8% to $0.208 and Convex Finance rose 8.3% to $2.25. On the downside, Ondo fell 12.3% to $0.507 and Bitway lost 12.0% to $1.16. Zcash declined 11.0% to $1,380, the steepest fall among the ten largest assets, while NEAR Protocol and Dash each shed 10.0%, at $4.68 and $59.79 respectively.
| Asset | Price | 24h |
|---|---|---|
| Hedera (HBAR) | $0.119 | +23.2% |
| Curve DAO (CRV) | $0.390 | +17.2% |
| Algorand (ALGO) | $0.136 | +16.6% |
| Collector Crypt (CARDS) | $0.208 | +11.8% |
| Convex Finance (CVX) | $2.25 | +8.3% |
| Asset | Price | 24h |
|---|---|---|
| Ondo (ONDO) | $0.507 | -12.3% |
| Bitway (BTW) | $1.16 | -12.0% |
| Zcash (ZEC) | $1,380 | -11.0% |
| NEAR Protocol (NEAR) | $4.68 | -10.0% |
| Dash (DASH) | $59.79 | -10.0% |
Stories in focus
Stablecoin infrastructure dominated the news flow. Crypto Briefing published two items on a Citi and Coinbase partnership covering stablecoin payments in US banking and automated stablecoin-to-fiat conversion for institutional clients, with Decrypt's Morning Minute also covering the tie-up. NewsBTC reported Chainlink's launch of CCIP 2.0 with added security controls for tokenised assets, and DailyHodl noted PrimeXBT added 15 crypto futures, passing 170 in total. CryptoSlate examined Solana validator vote credits, while BeInCrypto covered Polymarket pricing and altcoin trader positioning.
SourceWill Trump Rename AI? Polymarket Prices a Coin Flip by Tomorrow and 69% by Year-End — BeInCrypto · 2026-09-29T12:36:59.000ZPrimeXBT Adds 15 New Crypto Futures, Taking the Total to Over 170 — DailyHodl · 2026-09-29T12:31:00.000ZChainlink Launches CCIP 2.0 With Extra Security Controls For Tokenized Assets — NewsBTC · 2026-09-29T12:30:00.000ZSolana’s 250ms data shows lower-stake validators lost a larger share of reward-linked vote credits — CryptoSlate · 2026-09-29T12:20:32.000ZAltcoin Traders Are Repeating Patterns Last Seen Before the October 2025 Top — BeInCrypto · 2026-09-29T12:15:16.000ZCiti, Coinbase partner to integrate stablecoin payments into US banking — Crypto Briefing · 2026-09-29T12:09:09.000ZCitigroup, Coinbase automate stablecoin to fiat conversion for institutional clients — Crypto Briefing · 2026-09-29T12:09:08.000ZMorning Minute: Citi and Coinbase Just Made Stablecoins Invisible — Decrypt · 2026-09-29T12:05:18.000Z