Altcoins Outrun Bitcoin as Greed Builds
Ethereum, Solana and a cluster of mid-caps post solid weekly gains while Bitcoin dominance holds at 58.32%.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:30:50 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds
Key points
- •Ethereum gains 1.48% in 24 hours to $2,715.16, with a $331.51B market cap.
- •Ethena rises 10.46% on the day and 32.58% over seven days to $0.272569.
- •Quant is up 311.38% over seven days to $292.08.
- •Bitcoin dominance stands at 58.32% of a $2.90T total market cap, which fell 1.60% in 24 hours.
- •The Fear and Greed index reads 74 (Greed), up from 71 yesterday.
Bitcoin Sets a Quiet Backdrop
Bitcoin trades at $84,232, up 0.98% over 24 hours and 0.09% over seven days, with dominance at 58.32% of a $2.90T total market. The overall market cap slipped 1.60% in the past day. The Fear and Greed index sits at 74, labelled Greed, up from 71 yesterday; the desk's own sentiment reads 62.
Against that flat lead, several altcoins moved considerably more.
Ethereum and Solana Lead the Large Caps
Ether changes hands at $2,715.16, up 1.48% on the day and 1.07% on the week, with a $331.51B market cap. Solana is at $119.35, essentially flat over 24 hours at -0.05% but up 3.72% across seven days. XRP sits at $1.51, ahead 0.36% daily and 0.60% weekly. BNB trades at $770.58, up 0.85% on the day.
Zcash is a notable mover in the top ten, at $1,437.68, up 2.07% over 24 hours though down 4.44% on the week. TRON is at $0.337501, off 1.81% over seven days.
NEAR, Ethena and Aave Among the Daily Winners
The strongest 24-hour gainers include Bitway at $1.38, up 14.98%, and NEAR Protocol at $5.48, up 10.48% and 24.52% over the week. Ethena rises 10.46% to $0.272569 and 32.58% over seven days; Standard Chartered sees Ethena's USDe reaching $40B, according to CoinTelegraph. Aave gains 3.01% to $167.31, adding 20.15% on the week, while Cardano is up 2.89% at $0.253094.
Quant is the week's outlier, up 311.38% over seven days to $292.08 despite a 1.73% decline in the last hour. On the downside, LEO Token falls 1.87% to $8.88 and Avalanche drops 1.44% to $11.11, though AVAX remains up 8.64% over the week.
DeFi and Headlines
Total value locked across DeFi stands at $94.91B, with Ethereum at $53.38B, Solana at $6.52B and Base at $6.28B. On the news front, CoinTelegraph reports crypto hacks topped $768M in September, the worst month of 2026, and that MetaMask exited Ethereum validators amid an undisclosed security incident. The same outlet reports Base completed its Cobalt upgrade, while CoinDesk notes the crypto industry gave $8 million to Clarity Act lobbyists.
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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-10-01T12:30:50.246Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.
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