Crypto Market Recap Oct 23, 2026: Worldcoin Drags a Soft Market

What Moved

A soft day: total market capitalisation ended at $2.78T, down 0.8% from a day earlier.

BTC ended the day at $80,614 (-0.9%), moving with the market rather than against it; its share of total capitalisation is 58.3%. Ethereum lost 1.0% to $2,370.

Breadth was split — 937 assets up, 1476 down — with 24.0% of the hundred largest closing higher. The index move came from the large caps more than the field.

Akedo (AKE) was the day's strongest mover at +23.8%, ahead of LEO (+7.3%). At the other end, Worldcoin (WLD) fell 11.7%, with LIT (-9.7%) close behind. By sector, Exchange Tokens led (+0.5%) while Privacy trailed (-2.3%).

Volume and Leverage

Trading volume was ordinary at $47.2B, -23.9% against the previous day. Spot on centralised exchanges accounted for $46.3B, on-chain swaps $1.72B and derivatives $74.0B.

Liquidations were contained at $233M, most of it longs ($153M against $80.3M of shorts). Open interest across the venues we track is $66.3B.

Sentiment

Sentiment is neutral: our Fear & Greed index reads 53 (50 yesterday, 48 last week).