Altcoin Report: Majors Retreat as ZEC, XRP, and ENA Lead Losses
Altcoin market capitalisation falls with the wider market as Bitcoin slips 1.56% and most large-cap tokens post 24-hour declines.
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:30:50 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds
Key points
- •Global crypto market capitalisation fell 3.92% in 24 hours to $2.83T, with BTC dominance at 58.72%.
- •ZEC dropped 5.68% in 24 hours and 12.84% over seven days to $1,243.68; ENA fell 4.94% and is down 19.03% weekly.
- •BTW led 24-hour gainers at 13.20%, followed by NEAR at 8.41% and TRX at 0.49%.
- •The Crypto Fear & Greed Index eased to 64 (Greed) from 71 yesterday.
- •BTC-USDT perpetual funding on OKX is 0.0053% per 8 hours, with open interest at $2.57B.
Majors Under Pressure
Bitcoin slipped 1.56% over 24 hours to $82,882, still down 34.26% from its all-time high. Altcoins followed: ETH fell 1.77% to $2,570.29, XRP dropped 4.30% to $1.41, SOL declined 2.71% to $115.43, and ZEC lost 5.68% to $1,243.68. Only BNB and TRX posted 24-hour gains among the largest ten. Total market capitalisation stood at $2.83 trillion, down 3.92% in 24 hours.
Winners and Losers
BTW led gainers, rising 13.20% to $1.38. NEAR advanced 8.41% to $5.42. On the losing side, PUMP fell 6.15% to $0.006045, ZEC slid 5.68%, ENA dropped 4.94% to $0.220956, UNI lost 4.53% to $7.79, and XRP declined 4.30%. Several names showed sharp weekly drawdowns: ENA is down 19.03% over seven days, ZEC 12.84%, and UNI 12.19%.
Sentiment and Derivatives
Bitcoin dominance sits at 58.72%, and the Crypto Fear & Greed Index reads 64 (Greed), down from 71 yesterday. The desk sentiment gauge is neutral at 53. On OKX, BTC-USDT perpetual funding is 0.0053% per 8 hours, with open interest at $2.57B.
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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-10-08T12:30:50.724Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.
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