Crypto Market News

BlockchainReporter’s crypto market section covers the whole digital asset market: daily price moves, the causes behind rallies and sell-offs, market sentiment, Bitcoin dominance, ETF flows, macroeconomic data and price predictions for major coins. The total crypto market was worth about $2.72 trillion on October 23, 2026, according to CoinMarketCap, with Bitcoin accounting for about 60%.

Crypto markets trade around the clock and react quickly to interest rate and inflation data, stock market moves, regulation and flows into exchange-traded funds. Our market coverage explains what moved prices, using exchange data, ETF flow reports and on-chain metrics, rather than only reporting the numbers.

What We Cover in Crypto Market News

How to Follow the Crypto Market

For live prices, CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko track thousands of coins with market capitalization, volume and supply data. For context, follow a news source that explains the drivers: macro data releases, ETF flows, liquidations and regulatory news. Our daily pages are updated several times a week with both the numbers and the reasons behind them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the crypto market down today?
Crypto sell-offs usually follow macro news, such as hotter-than-expected inflation data or weak stock markets, outflows from spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, or liquidations of leveraged futures positions. BlockchainReporter’s Why Is Crypto Down Today page explains the causes of the latest drop, and our Crypto Market Today page tracks how the top 100 coins moved.

How big is the crypto market?
The total crypto market was worth about $2.72 trillion on October 23, 2026, according to CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin made up about 60% of that, Ether about 11% and stablecoins about 10%. The market’s value changes every minute, so check CoinMarketCap or CoinGecko for the live figure, or our Crypto Market Today page for the daily summary.

Where can I follow crypto market news and analysis?
Use a mix of live data and explanatory coverage. CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko provide prices and market data, while news sources explain the moves. BlockchainReporter publishes daily market pages, sentiment and Bitcoin dominance guides, coin-by-coin hubs and price predictions, each citing its data sources and the date they were last checked.

Kalshi Raises $1B Series G at $40B Valuation as Crypto Volume Reaches $140B Annualized
Kalshi Raises $1B Series G at $40B Valuation as Crypto Volume Reaches $140B Annualized

Prediction-market exchange Kalshi is now leaning on crypto and perpetual futures to justify a $40 billion valuation after its $1 billion Series G.

October 31, 2026
Best Crypto to Buy Now: BTC Holds $77K as Ondo Goes Live on Solana and Chainlink Signs Hanwha
Best Crypto to Buy Now: BTC Holds $77K as Ondo Goes Live on Solana and Chainlink Signs Hanwha

Bitcoin holds near $77,200 after the post-hack slide, while ONDO and LINK rally on tokenization catalysts from Ondo’s Solana push and Chainlink’s Hanwha deal.

October 31, 2026
Crypto Price Prediction Tracker: Forecasts vs Actual Prices
Crypto Price Prediction Tracker: Forecasts vs Actual Prices

Crypto price prediction tracker: how accurate are CoinCodex, CoinLore and other forecast sites? Forecasts scored against CoinMarketCap, misses included.

October 30, 2026
Best Crypto to Buy Now: BTC Bounces Off $76.5K as ETH Nears Glamsterdam and Ripple Lands a Trust Bank
Best Crypto to Buy Now: BTC Bounces Off $76.5K as ETH Nears Glamsterdam and Ripple Lands a Trust Bank

Three major assets enter the final days of October with live catalysts: a Bitcoin dip, an Ethereum upgrade, and a new trust bank for Ripple’s stablecoin.

October 30, 2026
Coinbase’s $719M Q3 Profit Was Nearly All a $715M Unrealized Crypto Gain
Coinbase’s $719M Q3 Profit Was Nearly All a $715M Unrealized Crypto Gain

Coinbase’s Q3 report lays bare how fair-value accounting shaped its headline profit, with a $715 million unrealized crypto gain against $78 million in adjusted net income.

October 30, 2026
Binance Hack Hits $6.3B: $3B Frozen, Full Cover Pledged
Binance Hack Hits $6.3B: $3B Frozen, Full Cover Pledged

Binance hack hits $6.3B as the exchange freezes about $3B, pledges full compensation and blames a compromised DevOps laptop.

October 30, 2026
NYSE Owner ICE to Bring Hyperliquid Perpetual Futures Onshore in Trade[XYZ] Deal
NYSE Owner ICE to Bring Hyperliquid Perpetual Futures Onshore in Trade[XYZ] Deal

The NYSE’s parent signed a deal to bring Trade[XYZ]’s Hyperliquid perpetual futures into a dedicated US-regulated market, pending CFTC approval.

October 29, 2026
Best Crypto to Buy Now: BTC Holds Near $80K After Hawkish Fed, Zcash Keeps Its Top-10 Spot
Best Crypto to Buy Now: BTC Holds Near $80K After Hawkish Fed, Zcash Keeps Its Top-10 Spot

Bitcoin trades near $80,000 after a hawkish Federal Reserve rate hold, while Zcash keeps its top-10 ranking on its quantum-resistance roadmap.

October 29, 2026
Fed Rate Decision October 2026: Bitcoin’s December Test
Fed Rate Decision October 2026: Bitcoin’s December Test

The October Fed decision opens a 42-day test for Bitcoin as inflation, hiring and December interest-rate expectations compete to shape financial conditions.

October 28, 2026
Best Crypto to Buy Now: BTC Holds $81K as BNB Chain Activates the Jenner Hard Fork on Testnet
Best Crypto to Buy Now: BTC Holds $81K as BNB Chain Activates the Jenner Hard Fork on Testnet

BNB Chain’s Jenner testnet upgrade adds a payment gas lane, a compliant-asset standard, and millisecond timestamps for smart contracts on BNB Smart Chain.

October 28, 2026
Robinhood Crypto Revenue Falls 55% in Q3 as Prediction Markets and Robinhood Chain Drive Record Results
Robinhood Crypto Revenue Falls 55% in Q3 as Prediction Markets and Robinhood Chain Drive Record Results

Crypto trading shrank sharply at Robinhood in Q3 even as event contracts surged sixfold and Robinhood Chain posted $80 billion in DEX volume.

October 28, 2026
Best Crypto to Buy Now: Bitcoin Holds $80K as BNY Adds Direct XRP Custody
Best Crypto to Buy Now: Bitcoin Holds $80K as BNY Adds Direct XRP Custody

BNY, America’s oldest bank, is adding direct XRP and RLUSD custody on its digital asset platform, with Bitcoin holding $80K and Ethereum steady near $2,330.

October 27, 2026