October 1 crypto market summary: a day in the green, but Quant falls 10,27%

A day in the green: 8 of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies rise and the top 10 fall by an average of 0,21%.

The key points of the day

• Bitcoin and Ethereum: BTC 75.400 € (+ 1,85 %), ETH €2.401 (+ 1,64 %).
• What moved the most: Quant -10,27%Near Protocol -8,96%.
• The reason for the day: The overall balance was positive: 8 of the 10 assets analyzed rose in 24 hours.

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What has moved the market

Major cryptocurrencies traded higher on October 1, with ADA leading the gains and more moderate advances in BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP. View source

Security and exploitation in crypto protocols (NEAR Intents) with direct impact on the NEAR token (TechFlow / U.Today / PANews, 2026-10-01).

News about payment infrastructure and interoperability for institutions with strong prior revaluation and on-chain activity in QNT (KuCoin, 2026-10-01).

Quant (QNT) falls 10,27%

Quant goes from €261,66 to €234,79 in 24 hours.

• QNT pulled back after a weekly surge of over 300%. Analysis published during the trading window pointed to a daily RSI above 81, lower volume, and a loss of hourly momentum as factors associated with the correction. The source describes a retreat after an extreme move but does not provide any new fundamental event specific to Quant.
• The coverage on 2026-10-01 indicated that Quant was still supported by The Clearing House's selection for its On-Chain Money initiative, focused on tokenized deposits and banking interoperability; that news is the main catalyst published within the window that may explain the token's strong volatility.
• On the same day, a movement of 25.776 QNT from a founder-linked portfolio was also reported, a fact that the market could interpret as additional supply pressure, although the causal relationship with the intraday drop is less direct.

Sources: Analytics Insight · Kucoin · Disruption banking

Near Protocol (NEAR) falls 8,96%

Near Protocol drops from €4,77 to €4,34 in 24 hours.

• NEAR Intents suspended its services following an exploit caused by a flaw in the interaction between its Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure and the NEAR Intents smart contract. The incident resulted in estimated losses of $3,8 million and the temporary disruption of deposits and withdrawals across 11 networks; the news explicitly links the incident to an approximate 6,7% drop in the NEAR token.
• NEAR Intents confirmed an exploit worth approximately $3,8 million, temporarily suspended services, and froze bridges on 11 blockchains; coverage published on 2026-10-01 linked the announcement to an immediate drop in the token of around 7,5%, which fits with the pullback observed in 24 hours.
• Another news report from the same day indicated activity from the attacking address, including moves towards KuCoin and the Bitcoin network, reinforcing the reading of selling pressure due to the security incident.

Sources: The block · decrypt · u.today

Aave rises 6,36%

Aave goes from €140,00 to €148,91 in 24 hours.

• A market analysis publication attributed AAVE's rise to a capital rotation into the DeFi sector, described as the best-performing category on October 1. The source did not identify a specific catalyst for Aave, so the connection to the 6,36% gain is sector-wide and not protocol-specific.

Sources: CoinMarketCap

The rest of the top

Cardano (+2,76%), Sui (+1,87%), Bitcoin (+1,85%), Ethereum (+1,64%), XRP (+1,32%), Chainlink (+0,78%) and Solana (+0,54%) rose without an identified catalyst.

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