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CoinucationBitcoin slipped to $81,352 as Pearl leads the top 100: daily market wrap, October 13, 2026
By Coinucation Research · Published Oct 13, 2026, 00:33 UTC · Updated Oct 13, 2026, 00:33 UTC · 3 min read
- Bitcoin $81,352 (-2.89% over the period).
- Total market cap $2.75T (-2.31%), BTC dominance 59.3%.
- Top gainer in the top 100: Pearl +10.01%. Weakest: Starknet -27.69%.
Bitcoin slipped to $81,352 today (-2.89% over the period), while Ethereum fell to $2,422 (-4.61%).
Total crypto market capitalization stands at $2.75T, down 2.31% from yesterday. Bitcoin dominance is 59.3% and the Fear & Greed index reads 57 (greed).
Among the top 100 by market cap, Pearl (PRL) led gainers at +10.01%, followed by Bitway at +6.70%. Starknet (STRK) was the weakest at -27.69%.
Ethereum gas averaged 0.2 gwei over the period, based on 69 samples from our fee tracker.
What happened
Bitcoin market and derivatives
Bitcoin fell below $82,000 as $120 million in crypto longs were liquidated, while the US Dollar Index rose to an 18-month high. Bearish options made up 53.5% of Bitcoin's options volume this week, and options data from Deribit showed substantial put exposure below the market price ahead of Wednesday's US inflation report. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index cooled to 56, and weekly data showed stablecoin supply fell $856 million while DEX spot volume dropped 19%.
Sources: Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing · BeInCrypto · U.Today · Bitcoin News Today: Latest BTC Price, Mining & Market…
Corporate treasuries
Strategy added 250 BTC worth about $22 million, its fourth straight week of purchases, and bought back $192 million of its STRC preferred shares. BitMine raised its Ethereum holdings to 6,028,946 ETH, about $15.3 billion, though its weekly purchases shrank to 12,532 ETH and it has staked 84% of its holdings. Ripple-backed XRP treasury firm Evernorth debuted on Nasdaq, with shares rising before investors sold the rally, and UK Bitcoin treasury firm Smarter Web closed a £10 million share offering.
Sources: CryptoPotato · CryptoPotato · BeInCrypto · AMBCrypto · Bitcoin News - The Daily Hodl
Regulation and policy
China's top leadership called for a national blockchain network without tokens, and Argentina's central bank said it will not allow crypto in banks this year. TD Cowen warned that the CFTC's leveraged crypto framework may not be completed before 2028. The UK High Court issued a key ruling in the case over 61,000 seized Bitcoin that may deny Chinese fraud victims access to the price gains, and 1inch hosted a DeFi policy forum in Washington.
Sources: Crypto Briefing · U.Today · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing
Exchanges, banks and business
The Moscow Exchange is testing Bitcoin trading ahead of a launch, and South Korea's Jeonbuk Bank became the first bank in the country to offer Bitcoin-backed loans. Kraken cleared Dubai's final regulatory hurdle to expand into the UAE, while Coinbase flagged delayed Celestia transfers as trading continued normally. Polymarket US traded $2.72 billion in notional volume in a single week, and Kalshi began supplying election betting odds to CBS News.
Sources: Crypto Briefing · Bitcoin Magazine · Bitcoin Magazine · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing
Tokenization and stablecoins
Robinhood reported $15 billion in stock token trading as its chain reached 100 days, and Morgan Stanley projected the tokenized assets market could reach $10 trillion by 2030. Bitfinex Securities launched tokenized fund offerings using Tether's Hadron. USDC traded $40.2 billion on DEXs during Q3 weekends, and Sui's USDsui stablecoin reached a record $80 million supply.
Sources: AMBCrypto · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing
Networks and altcoins
NEAR Protocol rose 16% on surging weekend trading activity, and Internet Computer gained 14% in a day. Cardano recorded 1,780,896 transactions in Epoch 660, its highest network usage since late 2021. Vitalik Buterin outlined an Ethereum upgrade plan for 2030, and AI agents became the leading driver of activity on the XRP Ledger via the X402 standard.
Sources: Crypto Briefing · CryptoPotato · U.Today · Crypto Briefing · U.Today
Security and mining
Ledger is investigating fund losses tied to a Malaysia-based reseller after an implant was found in a device. Bitcoin miners need roughly $50 billion to finish their pivot to AI, and miner fees fell to 0.64% of revenue. Senegal is considering Bitcoin mining as it restructures its debt.
Sources: CryptoPotato · Crypto Briefing · Bitcoin Magazine · Crypto Briefing
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 | $81,352 | -2.89% | |
| Ethereum ETH | $2,422 | -4.61% | |
| BNB BNB | $725.98 | -3.57% | |
| XRP XRP | $1.33 | -5.66% | |
| Solana SOL | $103.91 | -6.55% |
Top gainers (top 100)
Market and network
Across the wire
Data as of Oct 13, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC. Period Oct 12, 2026 to Oct 13, 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.