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Bitcoin fell below $82,000 on 13 October 2026, and about $771 million in leveraged positions were wiped out, according to Bitcoin Foundation. Long positions made up most of the liquidations. Bitcoin and Ethereum fell together as the leverage flush hit the largest assets.
The sell-off followed heavy institutional outflows. U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs posted $1.22 billion in weekly outflows for 5 to 9 October. The Bitcoin ETF outflow of $484.9 million on 7 October was the largest single-day outflow since June.
The market split. The top 20 by market cap mostly faded, while small and mid-cap tokens spiked. Bitcoin Open interest fell 2.57% over 24 hours to $51.80B, and Ethereum open interest fell 0.77% to $30.52B, per derivatives data. Funding stayed neutral, so leverage did not build back up.
Traders now focus on the U.S. September CPI release at 8:30 a.m. ET on 14 October 2026. Consensus is 3.6% year over year. Social posts cite 2.5% for core inflation. A hotter print would add pressure on risk assets.
Major Price Moves
Market Overview
Bitcoin (BTC) held the top rank at $83,438.89, down 0.37% on $25.01B volume. Ethereum (ETH) ranked second at $2,504.40, down 1.12% on $13.77B volume.
Top 10 Gainers
| Coin | Price | 24h % | 24h Volume | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALTAI (Altai the Tiger) | $0.002297 | 1176.19% | $8,737,217 | |
| GNS (Gains Network) | $0.709106 | 93.48% | $18,232,104 | |
| TRUTH (Swarm Network) | $0.022652 | 48.10% | $13,963,432 | |
| BTW (Bitway) | $2.639687 | 48.00% | $162,896,347 | |
| CLAUDIA (Claudia) | $0.006473 | 36.73% | $7,031,318 | |
| Q (Quack AI) | $0.048966 | 31.01% | $35,805,321 | |
| AI (Artificial Inu) | $0.109969 | 28.83% | $18,879,835 | |
| WAL (Walrus) | $0.049143 | 26.69% | $57,810,154 | |
| AVA (Travala) | $0.295792 | 25.18% | $38,320,243 | |
| PRL (Pearl) | $1.893437 | 18.48% | $9,376,430 |
Top 10 Losers
| Coin | Price | 24h % | 24h Volume | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHA (Magic Hash) | $0.0030615 | -18.81% | $1,967,585 | |
| LGNS (Anubis Bridged LGNS) | $0.3858 | -12.81% | $3,949,539 | |
| SYRUP (Maple Finance) | $0.2298 | -10.63% | $19,232,285 | |
| TIA (Celestia) | $0.5566 | -10.34% | $107,021,893 | |
| RAIN (Rain) | $0.0097149 | -9.25% | $15,025,012 | |
| M (MemeCore) | $0.8284 | -8.65% | $912,400 | |
| RENDER (Render) | $1.9904 | -8.29% | $129,007,804 | |
| M-BTC (Merlin's Seal BTC) | $57,748.11 | -8.19% | $5,136 | |
| CRV (Curve DAO) | $0.3341 | -8.00% | $81,946,684 | |
| GRASS (Grass) | $0.7245 | -7.97% | $30,393,620 |
Top 20 by Market Cap
| Rank | Coin | Price | 24h % | 24h Volume | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTC (Bitcoin) | $83,438.89 | -0.37% | $25.01B | |
| 2 | ETH (Ethereum) | $2,504.40 | -1.12% | $13.77B | |
| 3 | USDT (Tether) | $0.999293 | 0.01% | $50.18B | |
| 4 | BNB (BNB) | $742.59 | -0.40% | $332.39M | |
| 5 | XRP (XRP) | $1.368544 | -0.84% | $2.22B | |
| 6 | USDC (USDC) | $0.999829 | n/a | $16.58B | |
| 7 | SOL (Solana) | $107.153139 | -1.35% | $3.10B | |
| 8 | TRX (TRON) | $0.331396 | 0.27% | $295.16M | |
| 9 | STETH (Lido Staked Ether) | $2,502.930481 | -1.11% | $14.20M | |
| 10 | ZEC (Zcash) | $1,254.194026 | 2.78% | $3.09B | |
| 11 | HYPE (Hyperliquid) | $81.873714 | -1.62% | $745.23M | |
| 12 | DOGE (Dogecoin) | $0.084552 | -0.56% | $683.52M | |
| 13 | WSTETH (Wrapped stETH) | $3,120.390979 | -1.16% | $5.43M | |
| 14 | XMR (Monero) | $549.926137 | 2.96% | $87.91M | |
| 15 | USDS (USDS) | $1.000225 | 0.02% | $180.98M | |
| 16 | LINK (Chainlink) | $12.882595 | -2.34% | $348.96M | |
| 17 | WBT (WhiteBIT Coin) | $81.841667 | -0.44% | $27.91M | |
| 18 | WBTC (Wrapped Bitcoin) | $83,282.538790 | -0.37% | $157.68M | |
| 19 | WBETH (Wrapped Beacon ETH) | $2,771.538479 | -1.22% | $1.56M | |
| 20 | BSC-USD (Binance Bridged USDT) | $0.999293 | 0.01% | $596.58M |
What Drove the Biggest Moves
- ALTAI: No listing or partnership was found. A man died after entering the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on 10 October 2026. A Solana memecoin named for the tiger launched the same day. Pool data conflict, and the 1,176% figure could not be confirmed.
- BTW: Gate News reported a 45.69% gain on $66.03M volume. No official announcement was found. A Binance booster campaign cited in earlier coverage ended on 2 October.
- GNS and TRUTH: No catalyst was identified. Snapshot figures for both vary by source and time.
- MHA, TIA and SYRUP: No confirmed catalyst for the drops. Maple presented Q3 results on 13 October, but no source ties the sell-off to them.
- LGNS: A secondhand summary describes a migration from Polygon to the Anubis Chain announced on 11 October. No source links it to the drop.
Other Key Events
Ledger Confirms Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis Devices
Ledger's Donjon team found an unauthorized implant in a Ledger signer sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis. The implant read 24-word recovery phrases during setup and transmitted them over LTE via eSIM. Ledger said all verified losses involved CryptoBilis devices, and its own systems and direct sales are unaffected.
Loss estimates conflict. Genfinity puts losses above $93 million, while a CoinDesk headline cites about $86 million. Ledger advised anyone who bought from the reseller in the past 90 days not to set up the device. MediaMarkt Saturn stopped selling Ledger devices after a German unit was found with a "spy" implant.
THEO Token Falls 92% After Suspected Bridge Exploit
THEO dropped about 92% in 24 hours after an unauthorized mint of roughly 19 million tokens on Base, according to Crypto Briefing. Autheo told holders on 13 October not to buy, sell or bridge THEO until further notice. Reports differ on the mechanism. Crypto Times links the exploit to a $1.7 million Hyperlane bridge, while Cryptonomist places the drop in the Hydrex Integral pool on Base.
US Market-Structure Bill Stalls
The CLARITY Act failed a cloture vote 49 to 50, according to Admirals. The result leaves the U.S. crypto market-structure bill without a path to a floor vote this week.
In Brief
- Thailand's SEC finalized rules for spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Trading starts 16 October 2026.
- The Pando Solana ETF began trading in Hong Kong on 13 October. HKEX confirmed it as the second spot Solana ETF in the city.
- Bitwise closes its Dogecoin ETF after trading ends on 14 October 2026.
- Blur shuts its front end on 12 November 2026. The on-chain protocol keeps running, and Blend stops new loans that day.
What to Watch
- US September CPI, 14 October 2026, 8:30 a.m. ET: Consensus is 3.6% headline year over year. The PPI follows on 15 October.
- Bitcoin support at $81,000 and resistance at $84,000 to $84,126: A daily close above $84,126 is the bullish threshold cited by CoinStats.
- Token unlocks: PUMP unlocks on 14 October, worth about $34.71M. Starknet unlocks on 15 October. LayerZero (ZRO) releases 25.71 million tokens, worth $53.73M, on 20 October.
- Thailand ETF trading, 16 October 2026: Spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs begin on SET.
- FOMC decision, 28 October 2026: The next major rate event after CPI and PPI.