# Bitcoin Drops to $81,429 as Five of Six Major Crypto Assets Fall By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/35977 Published: 2026-10-20T21:11:28.000Z Updated: 2026-10-20T21:11:28.000Z Section: Investing > Total crypto market capitalization fell 3.25% over 24 hours to $2.75 trillion, while long liquidations exceeded shorts. Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $81,429 Tuesday morning as five of six major crypto assets declined, while total market capitalization fell 3.25% over 24 hours to $2.75 trillion. The snapshot, taken at 9:03 a.m. ET (13:03 UTC) Oct. 20, showed Bitcoin down 1.52% over 24 hours. Marketwide trading volume was $66.96 billion. Bitcoin represented 59.5% of total market value, while Ether (ETH) accounted for 10.6%. Ether fell 1.57% to $2,389. XRP (XRP) declined 1.30% to $1.30, Solana (SOL) lost 1.18% to $104.20, and Dogecoin (DOGE) slipped 1.13% to $0.0791. BNB rose 0.13% to $729.81, making it the only gainer among the six. Bitcoin stood at $82,600 in [Monday's market snapshot](), when all six assets gained. Total market capitalization was also $2.75 trillion in that snapshot. Among the top 39 crypto assets, Worldcoin (WLD) posted the largest 24-hour gain at 7.83%. NEAR Protocol (NEAR) had the largest decline at 7.26%. Liquidations on Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $122.2 million over 24 hours. Long positions accounted for $87.0 million, compared with $35.2 million in short positions. ## Links in this article - [Monday's market snapshot](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/34904)