Crypto Market Cap Falls 2.92% to $2.62 Trillion as Bitcoin Gains 0.77%
Ether rose 1.17%, while short liquidations exceeded long liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX.

Total crypto market capitalization fell 2.92% to $2.62 trillion by midnight ET Monday, even as Bitcoin and four of the five other major assets in the snapshot posted gains.
Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $78,420 at 12 a.m. ET Monday (05:00 UTC), up 0.77% over 24 hours. Ether (ETH) gained 1.17% to $2,293. XRP rose 0.27% to $1.25, while BNB added 0.97% to $711.88 and Dogecoin (DOGE) climbed 0.40% to $0.0760. Solana (SOL) fell 0.54% to $95.01.
Trading volume reached $108.01 billion over 24 hours. Bitcoin represented 60.1% of total market value, while Ether accounted for 10.6%. Among the top 39 assets, Zcash (ZEC) rose 2.51%, the largest gain; Morpho (MORPHO) fell 4.25%, the steepest loss.
Liquidations on Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $91.2 million over 24 hours. Short positions accounted for $53.3 million, compared with $37.9 million for long positions. A market snapshot at 9 a.m. ET Oct. 30 showed Bitcoin down 3.31% over 24 hours and liquidations at $974.6 million.