Top Cryptocurrencies Broadly Higher; Bitcoin Edge Lower

04:01 PM EDT, 10/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Top cryptocurrencies were broadly higher on Friday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) softer but holding above the $81,000 level. The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, rose 0.3% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 edged down 0.2%, the S&P 500 fell 0.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 1.2%. Bitcoin eased 0.2% to $81,181, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume dropped 36.4% to $22.11 billion. Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, rose 0.6% to $2,394. XRP (XRP-USD) edged up 0.1%, BNB (BNB-USD) gained 1.5%, and Solana (SOL-USD) rose 0.3%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) added 0.7%, and Cardano (ADA-USD) was up 0.7%. Total market value of the cryptocurrency industry rose 0.01% in the past 24 hours to $2.72 trillion, with trading volume dropping 22.1% to $62.73 billion. Price: 81197.10, Change: -119.10, Percent Change: -0.15