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title: "Why did Kaspa drop 2.4% on October 30, 2026?"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/kaspa/2026-10-30"
date: 2026-10-30
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# Why did Kaspa drop 2.4% on October 30, 2026?

On October 30, 2026 (UTC), KAS went from about $0.03409 to $0.03326 (-2.43%) on Gate · USDT, trading between $0.03239 and $0.03465. KAS moved more than most tracked coins, but within its usual daily range. KAS fell further than this on 7 of the past 28 days. No KAS report was collected from the day before to the day after; the cause is unresolved.

- Day open / close: $0.03409 → $0.03326 (24 hourly candles, Gate · USDT)
- Day range: $0.03239 – $0.03465
- Versus Bitcoin: -2.43% / BTC -0.86%; About -1.1 points of the move is its own after allowing for Bitcoin
- Versus the past month: 7 of the past 28 days fell further; -2.43% in the 24 hours to Oct 31, 2026, 00:00 UTC, 1.1× a typical day (2.1%).
- 30-day range: 25.6% below the high · 2.7% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins: 5 of 30 others also fell 0.8% or more; 23 rose that much
- 24h volume: 1.4×; of its prior 30-day daily average
- Where it traded: KuCoin 16% · Bybit 11% · Gate 9%

Computed from Gate · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to Oct 31, 2026, 00:00 UTC.

## KAS timeline around October 30, 2026

Largest closed hourly move: -1.42%, Oct 30, 2026, 16:00–17:00 (UTC).


Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move.

## Same-day movers · 2026-10-30 (UTC)

- [MEET48 (IDOL) +71.13%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/meet48/2026-10-30>)
- [Akedo (AKE) -33.40%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/akedo/2026-10-30>)
- [Bitway (BTW) -26.77%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/bitway/2026-10-30>)
- [Plasma (XPL) +12.06%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/plasma/2026-10-30>)
- [Uniswap (UNI) +10.40%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/uniswap/2026-10-30>)

[Kaspa (KAS) price and news](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/kaspa>)
[Methods and limitations](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/methodology>)
