Altcoin Report: Zcash Slides 14% as Greed Cools
Bitcoin's 1.72% daily dip sets a softer tone, while Zcash, Ethena and Ondo lead a broad altcoin pullback.
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:30:50 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds
Key points
- •Bitcoin trades at $84,620, down 1.72% in 24 hours but up 0.76% on the week.
- •Zcash falls 4.94% in 24 hours and 14.20% over seven days to $1,319.22.
- •Quant leads weekly gainers, up 154.04% over seven days at $253.75.
- •The fear and greed index reads 67 (Greed), down from 72 yesterday.
- •Total crypto market cap is $2.89T, down 4.78% in 24 hours, with BTC dominance at 58.71%.
Bitcoin Sets a Softer Tone
Bitcoin trades at $84,620, down 1.72% over 24 hours and 0.14% in the last hour, though it remains 0.76% higher across the week and 9.47% above its level 480 hours ago, when it changed hands at $77,297. Its 24-hour range runs from $83,898 to $87,086, and it sits 32.88% below its all-time high of $126,080. BTC dominance stands at 58.71%.
That backdrop frames the altcoin tape. The total market cap across all assets is $2.89T, with $108.14B traded in 24 hours and the aggregate market cap down 4.78% on the day.
Zcash and DeFi Names Lead the Decline
Zcash is the heaviest large-cap faller, at $1,319.22, down 4.94% in 24 hours and 14.20% over seven days. Ethena (ENA) trades at $0.233077, off 6.26% daily and 14.52% weekly, while Ondo sits at $0.483251, down 4.11% on the day and 10.41% over the week. Rain is the sharpest mover on the board at $0.01003068, down 16.88% in 24 hours.
Among the majors, XRP is at $1.49, down 2.01% daily and 4.70% weekly. Solana changes hands at $119.47, down 2.19%. Bittensor (TAO) is at $291.41, down 5.90%, NEAR Protocol at $4.72, down 5.15%, and Cronos at $0.066127, down 4.35%.
Gainers Are Thin, but Quant Stands Out
Figure Heloc leads the 24-hour gainers at $1.045, up 2.42%, with TRON at $0.334967, up 0.23%. Quant is the standout over a longer window: at $253.75 it is up 2.14% in 24 hours and 154.04% over seven days, on $430.24M of volume.
DeFi's total value locked reads $95.35B, with Ethereum's chains holding $53.46B, ahead of Solana at $6.64B and Base at $6.35B. The fear and greed index sits at 67, labelled Greed, down from 72 yesterday. On the derivatives side, OKX BTC-USDT-SWAP funding stands at -0.0025% per eight hours, with open interest of $2.41B.
Headlines shaping the session include CoinDesk reporting that a bank group is suing a U.S. regulator over crypto trust charters, and CoinTelegraph reporting that Blast will wind down its Ethereum L2 after costs outpaced revenue.
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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-10-03T12:30:50.303Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.
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}This is automated market commentary generated from public data feeds. It is not financial advice. Cryptocurrency markets are volatile — do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.