Crypto Market Cap Falls 3.42% to $2.76 Trillion as Major Coins Drop

Total crypto market capitalization fell 3.42% to $2.76 trillion by 1 a.m. ET Saturday, Oct. 17 (05:00 UTC), as Bitcoin and other major assets declined over the previous 24 hours.

Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $81,548, down 0.77%. Ether (ETH) was at $2,427, down 0.75%. XRP fell 2.04% to $1.31, while BNB dropped 1.08% to $722.26. Solana (SOL) slipped 0.93% to $104.79, and Dogecoin (DOGE) declined 1.88% to $0.0805.

Bitcoin accounted for 59.3% of the total market, while Ether’s share was 10.7%. Among the top 39 cryptocurrencies, Worldcoin (WLD) rose 6.65%, the strongest performance in the group. Zcash (ZEC) was the weakest, falling 4.70%.

Liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $206.9 million over 24 hours. Long positions accounted for $124.9 million of the total, compared with $82 million in short positions.