Key Takeaways
- For the overall crypto market, there was no “uptober” in 2025.
- The total crypto market cap declined by around 6.7% throughout the month.
- Among the top 100 tokens, only nine managed to break the trend.
October has traditionally been a good month for October, but 2025 was one of the rare years in which an “uptober” rally failed to materialize.
But although most coins ended the month in the red, a few standout exceptions bucked the trend.
Which Coins Gained in October?
Among the top 100 cryptocurrencies tracked by CoinGecko, just nine saw their price rise in October. And that’s including Wrapped BNB and Pax’s tokenized gold token (but not stable tokens).
Both major privacy coins swam against the bearish current, with ZCash up 411% throughout the month and Monero clocking a 9.93% price increase.
Fueled by rising interest in its AI subnets, Bittensor managed to climb over 40%, with October marking one of its strongest rallies yet.
With the decentralized perpetual futures exchange Aster generating excitement around the ecosystem, and several digital asset treasury companies eying the token, BNB also fared well.
Crypto Top Gainers October 2025
| Coin |
Oct. 1 |
Oct. 31 |
% Increase |
| ZCash |
$74.48 |
$306.84 |
411.95% |
| Bittensor |
$302.88 |
$434.34 |
43.41% |
| Monero |
$295.45 |
$324.77 |
9.93% |
| Official Trump |
$7.38 |
$8.05 |
9.12% |
| Wrapped BNB |
$1,008.03 |
$1,087.25 |
7.86% |
| BNB |
$1,008.92 |
$1,086.78 |
7.72% |
| WhiteBIT Coin |
$41.91 |
$43.38 |
3.50% |
| Pax Gold |
$3,872.39 |
$4,000.30 |
3.30% |
| MemeCore |
$2.39 |
$2.45 |
2.53% |
The Bigger Picture: Downtober
Having somewhat recovered from a mid-month low, the overall crypto market is on track to finish October 6.7% lower than it started. However, some tokens experienced more extreme losses.
Although the worst-performing cryptocurrencies were those with lower market capitalizations, Avalanche was a notable exception among the top 30. After it slipped below the critical $21.50 support level, AVAX continued to slide in the second half of October.
October’s Biggest Losers
| Coin |
Oct. 1 |
Oct. 31 |
% Change |
| Figure Heloc |
$0.998 |
$0.234 |
-76.55% |
| Story |
$8.904 |
$4.400 |
-50.59% |
| Avalanche |
$29.993 |
$18.280 |
-39.05% |
| Flare |
$0.025 |
$0.016 |
-35.91% |
| Worldcoin |
$1.244 |
$0.800 |
-35.74% |
| Internet Computer |
$4.229 |
$2.930 |
-30.72% |
| World Liberty Financial |
$0.195 |
$0.136 |
-30.40% |
| Arbitrum |
$0.421 |
$0.295 |
-30.05% |
| Pepe |
$0.00000931 |
$0.00000656 |
-29.55% |
| Kaspa |
$0.075 |
$0.054 |
-28.71% |
*All values taken from CoinGecko at 00:00 Oct. 1, and 11:00 Oct. 31 (UTC).
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James Morales is CCN’s blockchain and crypto policy reporter. He has been working in the news media since 2020, writing about topics such as payments, banking and financial technology. These days, he likes to explore the latest blockchain innovations and the evolving landscape of global crypto regulation.
With an educational background in social anthropology and media studies, James uses his platform as a journalist to explore how new technologies work, why they matter and how they might shape our future.
