--- title: "Why did Ethereum move on October 23, 2026?" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/ethereum/2026-10-23" date: 2026-10-23 --- # Why did Ethereum move on October 23, 2026? On October 23, 2026 (UTC), ETH went from about $2,389.29 to $2,387.67 (-0.07%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $2,352.16 and $2,417.84. For the closed-hour 24h window: ETH is within a usual day's range. ETH fell further than this on 13 of the past 29 days. ETH reports received that day (1 shown): “Ethereum delays Glamsterdam Hoodi testnet fork over gas security flaws”. Timing alone does not show what caused the move. - Day open / close: $2,389.29 → $2,387.67 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT) - Day range: $2,352.16 – $2,417.84 - Versus Bitcoin: -0.07% / BTC -0.28%; +0.3 pts left after BTC × its hourly beta 1.20 - Versus the past month: 13 of the past 29 days fell further; Closed-hour 24h move -0.07%, 0.1× its prior 30-day median of 1.0%. - 30-day range: 14.1% below the high · 3.1% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue - Other tracked coins: 15 of 21 moved the same way; 6 moved the other way - 24h volume: 0.8×; of its prior 30-day daily average - Perpetual swap: funding near zero · open interest flat; OKX perpetual swap ETH-USDT-SWAP Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 24/10/2026, 00:00 UTC. ## ETH reports that day - [Ethereum delays Glamsterdam Hoodi testnet fork over gas security flaws]() (23/10/2026, 05:07 UTC) Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move. [Ethereum (ETH) price and news]() [Methods and limitations]()