# Bitcoin Gains 2.9% to $83,802 as Crypto Market Cap Edges Lower By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/37206 Published: 2026-10-22T00:08:56.000Z Updated: 2026-10-22T00:08:56.000Z Section: Investing > All six listed major assets rose over 24 hours, led by XRP at 5.03%. Liquidations across three exchanges totaled $213.6 million. At 9:05 a.m. ET (13:05 UTC) Wednesday, Oct. 21, Bitcoin climbed 2.90% to $83,802 as four other major tokens rose more, while total crypto market capitalization slipped 0.32% to $2.81 trillion. XRP led the six major assets, rising 5.03% to $1.36. Dogecoin gained 4.18% to $0.0825, and Ether advanced 3.95% to $2,485. Solana rose 3.00% to $107.48, while BNB added 2.47% to $747.92. The reading followed [Tuesday's snapshot, when five of the six major assets declined](). Among the top 39 crypto assets, Zcash (ZEC) had the largest gain at 15.03%. Morpho (MORPHO) fell 0.91%, the steepest decline in that group. Bitcoin represented 59.6% of the crypto market, compared with 10.7% for Ether. Liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $213.6 million over 24 hours. Short liquidations were $160.2 million, while long liquidations reached $53.5 million. ## Links in this article - [Tuesday's snapshot, when five of the six major assets declined](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/35977)