Why was crypto up or down on October 21, 2026?

Bitcoin was up 1.7 % in the 24 hours to 22:58 UTC — Frozen Oct 28, 00:05 UTC · written once

Bitcoin's range over 3 hourly readings: high $84,764 at 21:58 UTC, low $84,458 at 22:58 UTC

Hour by hour

• 22:58 UTC Bitcoin is up 1.72% over 24 hours and up 0.01% since the last US close, at $84,458 [CoinGecko]. Ether is up 1.27% over 24 hours and down 0.34% since the last US close [CoinGecko]. The total market cap is up 1.44% over 24 hours, at about $2.89 trillion, with Bitcoin dominance at 58.76% [CoinGecko]. Bitcoin perpetual funding is -0.0045% per 8 hours, with a z-score of -2.63 versus 30 days [OKX].
• 21:58 UTC Bitcoin is up 2.24% over 24 hours and up 0.37% since the last US close [CoinGecko]. Ether is up 1.7% over 24 hours [CoinGecko]. The total market cap is up 1.93% over 24 hours, at about $2.9 trillion [CoinGecko]. Bitcoin's 8-hour perpetual funding is -0.0038%, with a z-score of -2.41 versus 30 days [OKX]. The fear and greed index is 63, labeled Greed [alternative.me].
• 20:58 UTC Bitcoin is up 2.27% over 24 hours at $84,642 [CoinGecko]. Ether is up 1.82% over 24 hours at $2,491.45 [CoinGecko]. Bitcoin is up 0.23% since the last US close, while ether is down 0.06% over the same period [CoinGecko]. The total market cap is up 1.97% over 24 hours to $2.90 trillion, with bitcoin dominance at 58.74% [CoinGecko].

What triggered

• 21:00 UTC · LIT · Lighter +14.2 % in 24 h vs BTC +2.3 %: +11.7 % against BTC (rank #80) [CoinGecko via StockMap markets.json]
• 21:00 UTC · AKE · Akedo -17.9 % in 24 h vs BTC +2.3 %: -19.7 % against BTC (rank #103) [CoinGecko via StockMap markets.json]
• 21:00 UTC · Q · Quack AI -8.5 % in 24 h vs BTC +2.3 %: -10.6 % against BTC (rank #108) [CoinGecko via StockMap markets.json]
• 21:00 UTC · GRASS · Grass +14.1 % in 24 h vs BTC +2.3 %: +11.6 % against BTC (rank #116) [CoinGecko via StockMap markets.json]
• 22:00 UTC · · Gaming +103.2 % in 24 h, the market-cap-weighted move of its 9 coins [CoinGecko via StockMap themes.json]
• 23:00 UTC · BTW · Bitway -16.5 % in 24 h vs BTC +1.7 %: -17.9 % against BTC (rank #41) [CoinGecko via StockMap markets.json]
• 23:00 UTC · PEARL · Pearl +16.3 % in 24 h vs BTC +1.7 %: +14.3 % against BTC (rank #85) [CoinGecko via StockMap markets.json]