Bitcoin holds near $84,000 as Ethena leads top-50 gainers
Crypto's total market value slipped 0.5% to $2.88 trillion in 24 hours, with Bitcoin little changed at $84,036 while Ethena jumped 15%, CoinPulseHQ reports.
Key points
- Total crypto market value fell 0.5% to $2.88 trillion as of 13:00 UTC on Saturday, September 26, 2026
- Bitcoin traded at $84,036, down 0.5%, and Ether at $2,688, down 1.1%
- 23 of the 50 largest coins rose and 27 fell, with a median move of -0.1%
- 24-hour market volume was $76.2 billion, down 27.3% from the previous day
- Bitcoin dominance stood at 58.6%, and 30 of the other 49 large coins beat Bitcoin
The crypto market was little changed over the past 24 hours, with total market value down 0.5% at $2.88 trillion as of 13:00 UTC on Saturday, September 26, 2026, according to CoinPulseHQ. Bitcoin traded at $84,036, a fall of 0.5%, while Ether changed hands at $2,688, down 1.1%.
Breadth gave no clear direction. Of the 50 largest coins, 23 rose and 27 fell, so gains in some assets offset losses in others, and the median move was -0.1%. Thirty of the other 49 large coins did better than Bitcoin, which CoinPulseHQ reads as a sign of appetite for smaller, riskier assets. Bitcoin dominance stood at 58.6%, and Ether underperformed Bitcoin by 0.6 percentage points.
Trading activity was subdued. Twenty-four-hour volume across the market was $76.2 billion, down 27.3% on the previous day. Because volume did not change sharply, the report says the move was not driven by a surge of trading.
Flat day across the market
Bitcoin's 24-hour range ran from $83,288 at 14:05 UTC on September 25 to $84,448 at 13:05 UTC the same day, a swing of 1.4%, with the low coming after the high. The report also notes that crypto often trades alongside other risk assets, and it tracks the latest session for stocks, the dollar and gold.
Among the stories CoinPulseHQ covered in the past 24 hours, BlackRock's IBIT bought 1.97K BTC worth $166 million as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs logged six straight sessions of inflows, while the Coinbase Premium Index stayed negative. Circle and Tether froze about $318,000 in stablecoins tied to the Bitget hack, though more than 63,000 ETH and 102.9 million XRP remained beyond any issuer's reach.
Duelbits took its crypto casino offline after attackers drained roughly $7 million from hot wallets across four blockchains, with the funds traced to a single address. Bitget confirmed a $351.6 million breach on September 24, 2026, paused withdrawals and said its $464 million protection fund covers the loss.
Volume falls sharply
CoinPulseHQ says every figure in the report is calculated from CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko data recorded at 13:00 UTC on September 26, 2026, with stock, dollar, gold and bond levels from CNBC quotes. Stablecoins and wrapped or staked versions of other coins are excluded from the rankings, and changes cover the previous 24 hours. The report describes what prices did and which measurable factors moved with them, and states that it does not claim a single cause, predict prices or offer financial advice.