Altcoins Split as Cardano Climbs and Zcash Extends Its Slide
Total market value slips 2.79% in 24 hours while Bitcoin dominance holds near 59%, leaving a mixed board of winners and losers among the majors.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:30:50 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds
Key points
- •Total crypto market cap is $2,909.98B, down 2.79% in 24 hours; BTC dominance is 59.23%.
- •Cardano (ADA) gains 9.91% in 24 hours to $0.268724, while Rain (RAIN) falls 11.28%.
- •Zcash (ZEC) trades at $1,320.12, down 1.55% on the day and 15.48% over the week.
- •Fear and Greed reads 70 (Greed), up from 65 yesterday.
- •OKX and NYSE parent ICE have filed for a 24/7 tokenized US stock platform, per CoinDesk and CoinTelegraph.
A Soft Tape Beneath a Firm Headline
The broader market is weaker than the bellwether suggests. Total crypto market capitalisation stands at $2,909.98B, down 2.79% over 24 hours, while Bitcoin dominance holds at 59.23%. Bitcoin itself trades at $85,660, up 0.90% on the day and 2.64% over the week, and is 32.06% below its all-time high of $126,080. The Fear and Greed index reads 70, or "Greed", up from 65 yesterday.
Cardano Leads, Privacy Names Lag
Cardano (ADA) is the standout in the top gainers, at $0.268724, up 9.91% in 24 hours and 6.57% over seven days, on $906.85M of volume. Bitway (BTW) prints the largest single gain on the board at 10.00%, though it has fallen 14.78% over the week. OKB adds 3.45%, NEAR Protocol 3.39%, Canton 3.26%, Shiba Inu 3.12%, Stellar 2.67% and Dogecoin 2.49%.
The losses are concentrated elsewhere. Rain (RAIN) is the worst performer of the day, down 11.28%. Quant falls 4.71%, Monero 2.86% and Bittensor 2.85%. Zcash (ZEC) is the notable laggard in the top ten: at $1,320.12 it is down 1.55% in 24 hours and 15.48% over the week on $505.88M of volume. Ethena is down 1.50% on the day and 12.51% over seven days.
Where the Activity Sits
Among majors, Solana trades at $120.37, down 0.50% in 24 hours but up 0.54% over the week. XRP sits at $1.50, up 0.81% on the day, and BNB at $790.84, up 0.49%. DeFi TVL totals $96.82B, with Ethereum holding $54.41B, Solana $6.72B, Base $6.44B, BSC $5.83B and Tron $5.71B.
In derivatives, the OKX BTC-USDT perpetual swap carries a funding rate of 0.0073% per eight hours, with open interest of $2.49B at that venue. Aave is among the day's decliners, down 1.61%, but remains up 19.78% over the week. The agenda includes headlines both asset-specific and structural: CoinDesk and CoinTelegraph report that OKX and NYSE parent ICE have filed for a 24/7 tokenized US stock platform, while CoinDesk and CoinTelegraph note that Zcash's 25-second blocks have gone live on testnet ahead of schedule. CoinTelegraph separately reports Zcash has engaged a Washington lobbyist.
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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-10-05T12:30:50.421Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.
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