Bitcoin Holds Steady at $83,570 as Altcoins Split Both Ways
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Bitcoin barely moved, closing the day at $83,570, while total crypto market cap sits at $2.96T. Figure Heloc, Zcash and BNB lead the top 10, while Solana drops 1.20%. Also on the radar: the Bitget hacker moving funds into the Zcash privacy pool, and a Bitfinex warning after Bitcoin's 42.5% third-quarter rally.
Bitcoin closes the day with virtually no movement: the price sits at $83,570, and the 24h change is just -0.02%. Total crypto market cap reaches $2.96T, and the market king with a capitalization of $1.68T remains at No. 1. This is not a panic session, nor a session of spot-price euphoria. This is a selection session. In the top ten, the strongest gainers are Figure Heloc (+2.87%), Zcash (+1.89%) and BNB (+1.29%), while Solana drops 1.20% and Ethereum 0.67%. In the background, the Fear and Greed Index in CryptoPulsar market cycle analysis stands at 71, in the greed zone. At the same time, Decrypt reports that the hacker behind the $387.5 million Bitget theft has started hiding around $3.8 million in ZEC in the Ironwood pool, and Bitfinex warns that after a rally of about 42.5% in the third quarter, Bitcoin needs stronger spot demand. The overview below is based solely on market data, cycle metrics, on-chain metrics and dispatches from September 30, 2026.
Top Gainers and Losers in the Top 10
The most important picture of the day does not sit in one big Bitcoin breakout, but in the split among altcoins. Among the 10 largest projects by market cap, four names posted a positive day: Figure Heloc, Zcash, BNB and TRON. The rest of the top 10 is flat or in the red. The largest drop in this group belongs to Solana.
| Crypto | Price | 24h | Cap. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | $83,570 | -0.02% | $1.68T |
| Ethereum | $2,674 | -0.67% | $326.50B |
| Tether | $0.9996 | -0.01% | $183.80B |
| BNB | $765.94 | +1.29% | $101.99B |
| XRP | $1.49 | -0.55% | $94.00B |
| USDC | $0.9998 | -0.01% | $74.06B |
| Solana | $117.60 | -1.20% | $69.14B |
| TRON | $0.3379 | +0.85% | $32.09B |
| Zcash | $1,420.23 | +1.89% | $24.08B |
| Figure Heloc | $1.03 | +2.87% | $24.03B |
The weekly view reshuffles the strength ranking. Solana, which loses 1.20% over 24h, is at the same time +2.39% over 7 days. Zcash, which is up 1.89% today, gives back 6.95% on the week. Bitcoin falls 0.95% over 7 days, BNB 0.23%, XRP 0.70%, TRON 0.75%. Ethereum is almost flat on the week: -0.07%. Figure Heloc is the only name in this group combining a daily gain with a weekly gain (+0.07% over 7d).
| Crypto | 7d | 24h Volume | ATH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | -0.95% | $34.59B | $126,080 |
| Ethereum | -0.07% | $14.23B | $4,946 |
| Tether | -0.02% | $63.96B | $1.32 |
| BNB | -0.23% | $876.36M | $1,369.99 |
| XRP | -0.70% | $3.00B | $3.65 |
| USDC | -0.01% | $20.94B | $1.043 |
| Solana | +2.39% | $4.07B | $293.31 |
| TRON | -0.75% | $404.73M | $0.4313 |
| Zcash | -6.95% | $1.06B | $3,191.93 |
| Figure Heloc | +0.07% | $676.99M | $1.062 |
Liquidity for the day concentrates in stablecoins and Bitcoin. Tether records turnover of $63.96B, USDC $20.94B, Bitcoin $34.59B, Ethereum $14.23B. That means the market is trading, but is not pricing in a violent change of direction for BTC. The data suggest consolidation of the leader and rotation into selected alts, not a uniform trend across the whole market.
Bitcoin and Ethereum: Live Chain, Flat Price
Bitcoin costs $83,570 with a market cap of $1.68T and volume of $34.59B. The all-time high from the data is $126,080, so the current price remains clearly below ATH. Circulating supply is 20 090 909 BTC against a maximum of 21 000 000. The 24h change of -0.02% and the 7d change of -0.95% describe a market that is not running away, but is not accelerating either.
In the market cycle module, Bitcoin scores 30.8/50. The network processed about 1.11 million transactions in the last day. RSI is around 58 and is described as neutral. MACD remains bullish, but the short EMAs, EMA 9 and EMA 21, still line up to the downside. The Fear and Greed Index stands at 71. The perpetual futures funding rate is close to zero, around 0.006%, with a neutral mood among speculators.
CryptoPulsar market cycle data for BTC suggests this reading: if on-chain activity holds and greed does not slide into euphoria, Bitcoin may consolidate around the current price. If the EMA setup does not reverse, short-term downside pressure may return. This is not investment advice, only a description of indicators from the data.
Ethereum is in position No. 2 with a price of $2,674, a market cap of $326.50B and a 24h decline of 0.67%. The week is almost flat (-0.07%). 24h volume is $14.23B, and ATH is $4,946.05. Circulating supply is 122 092 940.75 ETH. In the cycle, ETH scores 28.9/50, the lowest among the five large assets assessed.
Fresher on-chain data from the cycle show an outflow of about 5627 ETH from exchanges over the last 4 hours (netflow), with 165 transfers to exchanges and 167 from exchanges. In the last hour, whales executed at least 100 large transfers of 250 ETH and up, with the largest on the order of 15k and 14.6k ETH. MEV risk is medium: 53 out of 100. In the short term, MACD and EMA 9/21 are bullish, and daily RSI(14) is 59.5. The Fear and Greed Index at 71 and a slightly positive ETH funding rate show that sentiment is already fairly hot.
A Bitquery snapshot from the window starting 2026-09-29T20:20:52Z records further large ETH transfers on September 30, including 1,870.64 ETH, 392.00 ETH, 250.00 ETH and a series of tranches of 117.54 ETH. The data do not identify the intent of those addresses. They do show, however, that large capital on Ethereum has not gone to sleep, despite the negative spot price change.
💡 Worth Knowing
In the top 10, the largest daily drop belongs to Solana (-1.20%), and the largest gain to Figure Heloc (+2.87%). At the same time, Solana has the highest market cycle score among the assets assessed: 37.9/50. The 24h price and the cycle score are not moving in the same direction today. Historically, such a split means the market is pricing short-term supply, while on-chain shows whale activity and improving momentum, but with no guarantee of a bounce.
Altcoins That Matter Today: FIGR_HELOC, Zcash, BNB and Solana
Figure Heloc (FIG