Bitcoin (BTC) rose 2.90% to $83,802 in an Oct. 21 market snapshot even as the broader crypto market lost value, while short liquidations outpaced long liquidations across three exchanges.
At 9:05 a.m. ET (13:05 UTC), the combined value of cryptocurrencies stood at $2.81 trillion, down 0.32% over the preceding 24 hours. Bitcoin represented 59.6% of that total; Ether (ETH) represented 10.7%.
About $214 million in positions were liquidated on Binance, Bybit and OKX over 24 hours. Short liquidations totaled $160.2 million, versus $53.5 million in long liquidations.
Among the six major assets tracked, XRP gained the most, rising 5.03% to $1.36. Dogecoin (DOGE) advanced 4.18% to $0.0825, and Ether gained 3.95% to $2,485. BNB was priced at $747.92 after a 2.47% rise; Solana (SOL) stood at $107.48, up 3.00%.
Among the top 39 crypto assets, Zcash (ZEC) posted the largest gain at 15.03%. Morpho (MORPHO) had the steepest decline in that group, falling 0.91%.
A similar split appeared in an Oct. 20 EconoTimes market reading. At 5:05 p.m. ET (21:05 UTC), Bitcoin stood at $82,849, up 0.95%, while the market’s combined value was $2.79 trillion, down 1.48%. Each snapshot’s percentage moves cover a separate 24-hour period.
