# Bitcoin Tops $82,000 as PayFi Rises While RWA and DePIN Fall

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-19T02:22:23.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-19T02:22:23.000Z
Section: Investing

> PayFi gained 1.12% over 24 hours. Monero and Zcash each advanced more than 2%.

Bitcoin (BTC) rose 0.89% to move above $82,000, while Ether (ETH) gained 0.45% and traded near $2,400. The sector snapshot showed mixed moves, with PayFi gaining 1.12% over 24 hours.

Monero (XMR) added 2.37%, and Zcash (ZEC) climbed 2.32%. Layer 1 and centralized finance (CeFi) each advanced 0.48%, while decentralized finance (DeFi) rose 0.14%. NEAR Protocol (NEAR) gained 2.22%, Binance Coin (BNB) increased 0.77%, and Convex Finance (CVX) rose 6.06%.

Real-world assets (RWA) fell 1.32%, and decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) declined 1.57%. Layer 2 slipped 0.32%, while meme tokens fell 0.02%. Maple Finance (SYRUP) lost 3.82%, Grass (GRASS) fell 3.56%, Starknet (STRK) dropped 4.31%, and Pons (PONS) slid 10.35%.