Crypto Market Recap Oct 19, 2026: Bitway Drags a Soft Market

What Moved

A soft day: total market capitalisation ended at $2.82T, down 0.5% from a day earlier.

Bitcoin closed at $81,637, -0.8% on the day, roughly in step with the wider market. Dominance stands at 58.2%. Ethereum lost 0.6% to $2,398.

Breadth was split — 1057 assets up, 1325 down — with 44.0% of the hundred largest closing higher. The index move came from the large caps more than the field.

Quack AI (Q) was the day's strongest mover at +16.9%, ahead of WLD (+10.1%). At the other end, Bitway (BTW) fell 11.6%, with RAIN (-5.6%) close behind. By sector, DEX & AMM led (+0.5%) while Derivatives & Perpetuals trailed (-1.2%).

Volume and Leverage

Trading volume was ordinary at $50.1B, +23.3% against the previous day. Spot on centralised exchanges accounted for $50.0B, on-chain swaps $1.64B and derivatives $79.2B.

Liquidations were contained at $97.2M, split between longs ($41.6M) and shorts ($55.6M). Open interest across the venues we track is $66.3B.

Sentiment

The Coinmico Fear & Greed index sits at 47, in neutral, down 8 points from yesterday and 56 a week ago.