Bitcoin Holds $84,620 as Market Cap Slips 4.78%
Bitcoin trades near $84,620, down 1.72% in 24 hours, as the wider market sheds 4.78% and sentiment cools to Greed at 67.
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:10 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds
Key points
- •Bitcoin trades at $84,620, down 1.72% in 24 hours and 0.76% higher over seven days.
- •Total crypto market cap is $2.89T, down 4.78% in 24 hours, with bitcoin dominance at 58.71%.
- •Fear and Greed reads 67 (Greed), down from 72 yesterday; the desk sentiment gauge is 55.
- •Rain leads 24-hour decliners at -16.88%, while Quant gains 2.14% and is up 154.04% over seven days.
- •OKX BTC-USDT perpetual funding is 0.0036% per eight hours, with open interest of $2.43B.
Bitcoin Slips Within a Wider Pullback
Bitcoin changes hands at $84,620, down 1.72% over 24 hours and 0.14% in the past hour. The session range runs from $83,898 to $87,086. Over seven days the asset is still 0.76% higher, and it sits 32.88% below its all-time high of $126,080.
The broader tape is weaker than bitcoin alone. Total crypto market capitalisation stands at $2.89T, down 4.78% over 24 hours, on $108.14B of volume. Bitcoin dominance is 58.71%. Ether trades at $2,676.28, down 1.57% on the day and 0.45% on the week.
Sentiment has cooled. The Fear and Greed index reads 67, labelled Greed, down from 72 yesterday. The desk's own sentiment gauge sits at 55, also labelled Greed.
Dispersion Below the Surface
Among large caps, XRP is the weakest of the majors at $1.49, down 2.01% in 24 hours and 4.70% over seven days. Solana is at $119.47, down 2.19%. Zcash stands out at $1,319.22, down 4.94% on the day and 14.20% over the week.
Gainers are thinner. Figure Heloc is up 2.42% at $1.045, Quant is up 2.14% at $253.75 after a 154.04% seven-day move, and TRON is 0.23% higher at $0.335.
Rain leads the decliners, down 16.88% at $0.01003068. Pump.fun is down 6.78% on the day, though it remains 24.71% higher over seven days. Ethena falls 6.26%, Bittensor 5.90% and NEAR Protocol 5.15%.
Network, Derivatives and DeFi
Bitcoin fees are flat, with the fastest, half-hour, hour and economy rates all printing 1 sat/vB. The difficulty retarget is 99.40% complete, twelve blocks away, with an estimated change of -0.20%.
On OKX's BTC-USDT perpetual, the funding rate is 0.0036% per eight hours, with open interest of $2.43B. DeFi total value locked is $95.27B, led by Ethereum at $53.46B, Solana at $6.64B and Base at $6.35B.
In the news, CoinDesk reports that a bank group is suing a U.S. regulator over the granting of crypto trust charters. CoinTelegraph reports that Anchorage Digital is cutting 17% of its workforce and that Blast is winding down its Ethereum layer 2, a story The Block also covers. CoinDesk separately reports that Blast, once a $2B layer 2, is shutting down after assets fell 98%.
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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-10-03T06:00:10.368Z. 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.