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CoinucationWhat moved and why: Starknet +87.15%, Bitcoin -2.19% this week (October 11, 2026)
By Coinucation Research · Published Oct 11, 2026, 01:46 UTC · Updated Oct 11, 2026, 01:46 UTC · 5 min read
- Bitcoin $82,996 (-2.19% over the period).
- Total market cap $2.81T, BTC dominance 59.1%.
- Top gainer in the top 100: Starknet +87.15%. Weakest: Venice Token -19.37%.
- Spot Bitcoin ETFs: -$89.90M net over 1 day.
- Spot Ethereum ETFs: -$50.80M net over 1 day.
Bitcoin slipped to $82,996 this week (-2.19% over the period), while Ethereum fell to $2,508 (-6.88%).
Total crypto market capitalization stands at $2.81T. Bitcoin dominance is 59.1% and the Fear & Greed index reads 61 (greed).
Among the top 100 by market cap, Starknet (STRK) led gainers at +87.15%, followed by Bitway at +53.29%. Venice Token (VVV) was the weakest at -19.37%.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $89.90M across 1 trading day; spot Ethereum ETFs saw outflows of $50.80M.
Ethereum gas averaged 0.7 gwei over the period, based on 323 samples from our fee tracker.
What happened
Regulation and policy
CFTC Chairman Selig said he is disappointed in Congress over a stalled crypto bill, and the DOJ is reviewing Binance's $4.3B settlement from 2023 amid Iran sanctions concerns. New York Attorney General Letitia James secured up to $35 million in payments and a permanent crypto ban from the former Celsius CEO over investor fraud. France proposed an exit tax on crypto holders moving abroad with €800K. China ordered the creation of a national blockchain network that leaves Bitcoin out, and US government crypto holdings fell $16 billion from their peak.
Sources: Crypto Briefing · AMBCrypto · Bitcoin News - The Daily Hodl · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing
ETFs and institutions
Bitcoin ETFs drew $3 billion in inflows over eight days before ending a three-week inflow streak with more than $680 million withdrawn, and one report put recent ETF outflows near $730 million. Ethereum ETFs posted their largest weekly net outflow since January, losing $56.1 million on a ninth straight day of outflows. Ripple-backed Evernorth completed its SPAC merger ahead of a Nasdaq listing with about 473 million XRP and $300 million in cash proceeds.
Sources: Crypto Briefing · U.Today · Bitcoin News Today: Latest BTC Price, Mining & Market… · Crypto Briefing · BeInCrypto
Bitcoin
Bitcoin closed the period at $82,996, down 2.19%, after falling to October lows and being rejected from the $86K to $90K zone. The Coinbase Premium Index turned sharply negative over the same stretch. Miners have stopped selling aggressively, while the market marked one year since the 10/10 liquidation event that wiped out over $19 billion.
Sources: U.Today · CryptoPotato · Bitcoin News Today: Latest BTC Price, Mining & Market… · CryptoPotato · CryptoPotato
Ethereum and altcoins
ETH fell 6.88% to $2,508 after a correction from the $2.7K area, even as about $5 billion in ETH shorts accumulated and Ethereum added $243 million in stablecoins. Starknet led gainers at 87.15%, while SUI rose about 54% and Aerodrome about 48% over four weeks, with Aerodrome preparing a merger with Velodrome. Polkadot cut annual token issuance by 54% and launched a native stablecoin. XRP traded around $1.40, and Midnight's NIGHT token is set to list on OKCoin Japan on October 13.
Sources: CryptoPotato · BeInCrypto · AMBCrypto · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing
DeFi and stablecoins
Uniswap v4 and v3 captured 47.2% of $161.4 billion in stablecoin DEX volume, and TRON took 23% of stablecoin card volume in Q3 2026. The new on-chain perps exchange Papertrade drew $3B in Bitcoin open interest at launch, with traders losing $18.6 million while stakers collected $12.57 million in rewards. Papertrade also faces an oracle manipulation allegation, with its loss-funded pool showing $3M. Pump.fun began tying callout rewards to followers' profits starting October 10.
Sources: Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing · Crypto Briefing
Hacks and security
Ledger is investigating wallet tampering tied to a $92.9 million drain across Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRON, BNB Chain and Polygon. XRP Ledger developers remediated a critical flaw that could have let attackers create XRP. Justin Sun said Tron's post-quantum cryptography is live on testnet.
Sources: Crypto Briefing · U.Today · U.Today · Crypto Briefing
Condensed from the period's headlines with editorial review; only facts stated by the cited outlets are included.
Majors
| Coin | Price | 7d | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin BTC | $82,996 | -2.19% | |
| Ethereum ETH | $2,508 | -6.88% | |
| BNB BNB | $748.73 | -5.03% | |
| XRP XRP | $1.40 | -6.02% | |
| Solana SOL | $110.13 | -8.15% |
Top gainers (top 100)
Market and network
Across the wire
Data as of Oct 11, 2026, 01:46 AM UTC. Period Oct 4, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026.
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