Crypto market update: October 21, 2026

Most markets are up on CryptoEx today: 19 of the 21 markets we list rose over the last 24 hours and 2 fell. Prices below are as of 08:03 UTC on October 21, 2026.

At a glance

• BTC: 83,132.00 USDT (+2.08%)
• ETH: 2,455.06 USDT (+2.88%)
• SOL: 106.73 USDT (+2.49%)
• XRP: 1.35 USDT (+3.90%)
• BNB: 746.94 USDT (+2.54%)
• UNI: 7.53 USDT (+5.11%)
• DOGE: 0.08196 USDT (+3.54%)
• ARB: 0.19 USDT (-0.95%)
• LINK: 12.39 USDT (+3.81%)
• LTC: 61.53 USDT (+3.96%)
• TRX: 0.3311 USDT (-0.30%)
• AVAX: 9.75 USDT (+3.04%)
• ADA: 0.2252 USDT (+4.21%)
• FIL: 1.06 USDT (+5.17%)
• BCH: 287.20 USDT (+4.85%)
• APT: 0.8377 USDT (+9.27%)
• XLM: 0.1835 USDT (+3.78%)
• DOT: 1.16 USDT (+2.83%)
• OP: 0.1332 USDT (+7.03%)
• ETC: 8.10 USDT (+5.06%)
• ATOM: 1.76 USDT (+1.31%)

Biggest moves

Leading the day is APT, up 9.27% to 0.8377 USDT. The largest drop is ARB, down 0.95% at 0.19 USDT.

Most traded

Ranked by 24-hour trading volume:

1. BTC/USDT: 1.89B USDT
2. ETH/USDT: 845.88M USDT
3. SOL/USDT: 258.34M USDT
4. XRP/USDT: 146.23M USDT
5. BNB/USDT: 74.40M USDT

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Prices move quickly and past moves do not predict future ones. This update is information, not investment advice.