Bitcoin Reclaims $84,500 as XRP Leads a Broad Crypto Rebound

By Isaac • October 21, 2026 3:34 pm •

Bitcoin is back above the level that mattered most to nervous traders this week, and the rebound is finally spreading beyond the market leader.

Bitcoin traded near $84,500 on Wednesday, up roughly 2.5% over 24 hours. The broader crypto market climbed with it, but XRP supplied the sharper move among the largest assets, gaining about 4.1% to $1.37.

Zcash jumped more than 11%.

That is a meaningful change from the mood earlier in October, when Bitcoin fell below $80,000 and rising oil prices, stubborn inflation, and Treasury yields above 5% pushed investors away from risk.

Decrypt reports that total crypto market capitalization returned to roughly $2.9 trillion as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB, XRP, and Zcash all