# Crypto Market Cap Falls 2.62% to $2.76 Trillion as Bitcoin Edges Up By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/39591 Published: 2026-10-24T03:26:39.000Z Updated: 2026-10-24T03:26:39.000Z Section: Investing > Bitcoin gained 0.04% over 24 hours, while long-position liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX reached $144.2 million. Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $81,684 at 9:06 a.m. ET (13:06 UTC) Oct. 23, up 0.04% over 24 hours, while total crypto market capitalization fell 2.62% to $2.76 trillion. Marketwide trading volume reached $67.60 billion over the same period. Bitcoin represented 59.4% of total market value, while Ether (ETH) accounted for 10.6%. The figures follow [an earlier market snapshot this week](). Among six major assets, BNB rose 1.87% to $745.69, the largest gain in the group. Ether gained 0.11% to $2,400, while XRP fell 0.48% to $1.32. Solana (SOL) was unchanged at $104.31, and Dogecoin (DOGE) added 0.98% to $0.0801. Across the top 39 crypto assets, Pepe (PEPE) rose 12.22%, the strongest performance, while Quant (QNT) fell 5.67%, the weakest. Liquidations on Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $177.2 million over 24 hours. Long positions made up $144.2 million of that amount, compared with $33 million in short-position liquidations. ## Links in this article - [an earlier market snapshot this week](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/35977)