CoinucationWhat moved and why: Midnight +24.21%, Bitcoin -1.37% this week (October 7, 2026)
By Coinucation Research · Published Oct 7, 2026, 17:17 UTC · Updated Oct 7, 2026, 18:53 UTC · 5 min read
- Bitcoin $83,306 (-1.37% over the period).
- Total market cap $2.84T, BTC dominance 58.8%.
- Top gainer in the top 100: Midnight +24.21%. Weakest: Ethena -17.40%.
- Spot Bitcoin ETFs: +$193.30M net over 3 days.
- Spot Ethereum ETFs: -$143.60M net over 3 days.
Bitcoin slipped to $83,306 this week (-1.37% over the period), while Ethereum fell to $2,557 (-5.31%).
Total crypto market capitalization stands at $2.84T. Bitcoin dominance is 58.8% and the Fear & Greed index reads 71 (greed).
Among the top 100 by market cap, Midnight (NIGHT) led gainers at +24.21%, followed by LayerZero at +22.97%. Ethena (ENA) was the weakest at -17.40%.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of $193.30M across 3 trading days; spot Ethereum ETFs saw outflows of $143.60M.
Ethereum gas averaged 1.0 gwei over the period, based on 107 samples from our fee tracker.
What happened
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Ethereum
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Altcoins
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Business
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Technology
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Grouped from the period's headlines by category.
Majors
| Coin | Price | 7d | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin BTC | $83,306 | -1.37% | |
| Ethereum ETH | $2,557 | -5.31% | |
| BNB BNB | $770.42 | -0.11% | |
| XRP XRP | $1.42 | -6.17% | |
| Solana SOL | $116.30 | -3.33% |
Top gainers (top 100)
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Data as of Oct 7, 2026, 06:53 PM UTC. Period Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 7, 2026.
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