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Crypto market today, October 15, 2026: Bitcoin -2.6% at $80,371

Total crypto market capitalisation fell 5.5% to $2.71 trillion, with Bitcoin at $80,371 and Zcash down 9.9%, as stablecoin payments partnerships and Bitcoin ETF outflows dominated the headlines.

By Dextape DeskPublished
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Bitcoin trades at $80,371, -2.6% over 24 hours. Among the 200 largest assets, Akedo (+30.6%) gained the most and Bitway (-20.7%) fell the most.

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Today at a glance

  1. Losses were broad across the largest assets, with Figure Heloc the only gainer in the top ten.
  2. Zcash led large-cap declines at -9.9%, while Akedo rose 30.6% among smaller tokens.
  3. Bitcoin dominance stood at 59.5% as 24-hour volume reached $47.47 trillion.

Market overview

The total crypto market capitalisation stood at $2.71 trillion, down 5.5% over 24 hours, with reported volume of $47.47 trillion and Bitcoin dominance at 59.5%. Bitcoin traded at $80,371, a 2.6% decline, while Ethereum fell 4.9% to $2,346. Among other large assets, BNB slipped 2.5% to $717.63, XRP lost 4.2% to $1.30, Solana fell 3.3% to $101.58 and TRON eased 1.1% to $0.329. Tether and USDC held at $0.999 and $1.00 respectively, each unchanged at -0.0%. Figure Heloc was the sole advancer in the top ten, up 1.0% to $1.04.

Ten largest assets by market capitalisation
AssetPrice24h
Bitcoin (BTC)$80,371-2.6%
Ethereum (ETH)$2,346-4.9%
Tether (USDT)$0.999-0.0%
BNB (BNB)$717.63-2.5%
XRP (XRP)$1.30-4.2%
USDC (USDC)$1.00-0.0%
Solana (SOL)$101.58-3.3%
TRON (TRX)$0.329-1.1%
Figure Heloc (FIGR_HELOC)$1.04+1.0%
Zcash (ZEC)$1,089-9.9%

Biggest movers

Akedo led gainers with a 30.6% rise to $0.0323, followed by Collector Crypt at +14.0% to $0.298. ZKsync added 6.6% to $0.0163, Quack AI 4.8% to $0.0521 and Curve DAO 3.3% to $0.341. On the downside, Bitway fell 20.7% to $1.95 and Rain dropped 15.3% to $0.00810. Kamino and Pump.fun each declined 12.4%, to $0.0328 and $0.00425, while Maple Finance lost 12.0% to $0.196. Among the largest assets, Zcash posted the steepest fall, down 9.9% to $1,089.

Top gainers (top 200, ≥ $5M volume)
AssetPrice24h
Akedo (AKE)$0.0323+30.6%
Collector Crypt (CARDS)$0.298+14.0%
ZKsync (ZK)$0.0163+6.6%
Quack AI (Q)$0.0521+4.8%
Curve DAO (CRV)$0.341+3.3%
Top decliners (top 200, ≥ $5M volume)
AssetPrice24h
Bitway (BTW)$1.95-20.7%
Rain (RAIN)$0.00810-15.3%
Kamino (KMNO)$0.0328-12.4%
Pump.fun (PUMP)$0.00425-12.4%
Maple Finance (SYRUP)$0.196-12.0%

On the wire

Stablecoin infrastructure featured heavily. Crypto Briefing and The Defiant both reported that Plasma and Stripe will develop multi-currency stablecoin cards, and Crypto Briefing also covered Mastercard and BVNK launching a Global Money Platform for stablecoin payments. Unchained reported that Fireblocks opened a stablecoin marketplace for payments firms, saying it takes no spread. Cryptonews reported $260 million of Bitcoin ETF outflows led by Fidelity and BlackRock, and separately covered Russia crypto and refinery strikes. Bitcoin.com noted Ledger's $849 Android vault launch, while Crypto.news examined 51AIpower's AI infrastructure approach.

SourcePlasma partners with Stripe to build multi-currency stablecoin cards — Crypto Briefing · 2026-10-15T13:10:01.000ZStripe and Plasma to Develop Multi-Currency Stablecoin Cards — The Defiant · 2026-10-15T13:09:51.000ZMastercard and BVNK launch Global Money Platform to expand stablecoin payments — Crypto Briefing · 2026-10-15T13:06:55.000ZBitcoin ETF Records $260 Million Outflows, Led by Fidelity and BlackRock — Cryptonews · 2026-10-15T13:02:00.000ZLedger Launches $849 Android Vault After Multi-Million Dollar Wallet Scare — Bitcoin.com · 2026-10-15T13:00:21.000ZRussia Crypto: Diesel Deal Falters as Zelensky Resumes Refinery Strikes, What Now for Oil Bitcoin? — Cryptonews · 2026-10-15T13:00:00.000ZFireblocks Opens Stablecoin Marketplace for Payments Firms, Says It Takes No Spread — Unchained · 2026-10-15T13:00:00.000ZBeyond Bitcoin mining: 51AIpower explores AI infrastructure without buying GPUs — Crypto.news · 2026-10-15T13:00:00.000Z