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CoinucationBitcoin slipped to $81,731 as Derive leads the top 100: daily market wrap, October 9, 2026
By Coinucation Research · Published Oct 9, 2026, 00:32 UTC · Updated Oct 9, 2026, 00:32 UTC · 3 min read
- Bitcoin $81,731 (-1.91% over the period).
- Total market cap $2.77T (-2.56%), BTC dominance 59.1%.
- Top gainer in the top 100: Derive +25.34%. Weakest: NEAR Protocol -16.28%.
Bitcoin slipped to $81,731 today (-1.91% over the period), while Ethereum fell to $2,476 (-3.81%).
Total crypto market capitalization stands at $2.77T, down 2.56% from yesterday. Bitcoin dominance is 59.1% and the Fear & Greed index reads 59 (greed).
Among the top 100 by market cap, Derive (DRV) led gainers at +25.34%, followed by Pyth Network at +9.07%. NEAR Protocol (NEAR) was the weakest at -16.28%.
Ethereum gas averaged 1.4 gwei over the period, based on 52 samples from our fee tracker.
What happened
Bitcoin and market selloff
Bitcoin fell below $81,000 on Oct. 8 and slid toward $80,000, with more than $1 billion in crypto liquidations hitting mostly traders betting on higher prices. Bitcoin long liquidations reached their largest level since early June, and more than $200 billion left the crypto market over 48 hours, with rising oil prices and Treasury yields cited as added pressure. Bitcoin dominance rose to a one-month high of 60.05%, and Bitcoin rebounded above $81,000 after Trump ruled out Iran strikes.
Sources: Crypto Briefing · Bitcoin News Today: Latest BTC Price, Mining & Market… · U.Today · Crypto Briefing · Latest News on Cryptocurrency News | Coinpedia.org
Ethereum and altcoins
Ethereum dropped 10% over the week toward $2,420, and Ethereum open interest fell 11.7% to its lowest level since June 2026. Among altcoins, Raydium (RAY) rose 14% and has more than doubled in a month, STRK gained 20%, and SKY fell 12%. Solana new wallets were up 124% while SOL faced selling pressure.
Sources: AMBCrypto · AMBCrypto · AMBCrypto · Crypto Briefing · AMBCrypto
Regulation and policy
Senator Blumenthal opened a probe into ties between Tether and Cantor Fitzgerald. Greece is planning a law to tax crypto capital gains at 15%, according to Reuters and local media. The NFL asked the Supreme Court to let states regulate prediction markets.
Sources: Crypto Briefing · Bitcoin Magazine · Crypto Briefing
Stablecoins and DeFi
USDT's share of Asia-Pacific stablecoin payments slipped to 91%, and 82 million Samsung Galaxy devices could get native Solana stablecoin transfers through Samsung Wallet. Arc added Morpho Vaults to its Earn Kit SDK for USDC yield, and Aave listed a December AUSD principal token on Monad with a 93% borrowing limit. THORChain launched native Zcash (ZEC) swaps.
Sources: CryptoPotato · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing · CryptoPotato
Institutions and tokenization
EDX Markets partnered with VerifiedX to bring tokenized Bitcoin to institutional spot trading, and Consensys teamed up with ClearToken on 24/7 settlement for wholesale markets. BNB Chain led tracked chains in tokenized equities with 41% of market value. Paxos added XRP to its brokerage, and European institutions bought crypto dips during the volatility.
Sources: AMBCrypto · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing
Bitcoin development and security
Bitcoin Core's opt-in private-broadcast privacy fix was merged into the 32.x code, while the backport to the 31 branch remains open and 31.1 is still the stable download. Address reuse has left 4.33 million BTC with exposed public keys, and an Ethereum researcher said advanced AI could eventually expose private keys from previously used addresses. Oleg Fomenko published an unaudited offline threshold Schnorr wallet for Bitcoin, and Swiss exchange WhiteBIT integrated the Lightning Network for deposits and withdrawals.
Sources: Bitcoin News Today: Latest BTC Price, Mining & Market… · Crypto Briefing · Bitcoin Magazine · Crypto Briefing · AMBCrypto
Condensed from the period's headlines with editorial review; only facts stated by the cited outlets are included.
Majors
| Coin | Price | 24h | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin BTC | $81,731 | -1.91% | |
| Ethereum ETH | $2,476 | -3.81% | |
| BNB BNB | $736.22 | -4.81% | |
| XRP XRP | $1.38 | -2.77% | |
| Solana SOL | $109.30 | -6.10% |
Top gainers (top 100)
Market and network
Across the wire
Data as of Oct 9, 2026, 12:32 AM UTC. Period Oct 8, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026.
Market wraps are generated from Coinucation's own data and reviewed by the editorial team. They are not investment advice. Coinucation is owned by Black Mountain Investment Group, which holds crypto assets; see our disclosure. Ownership and conflict disclosure.