Top Cryptocurrencies Drop; Bitcoin Falls Below $77,000 Level

03:54 PM EST, 11/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Top cryptocurrencies fell Thursday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) dropping below $77,000. The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, declined 5% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 slumped 5%, the S&P 500 shed 4.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3.4%. Bitcoin fell 4.8% to $76,160, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume rose 14.6% to $45.62 billion. Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, dropped 6.7% to $2,250. XRP (XRP-USD) fell 4.9%, BNB (BNB-USD) declined 3.2%, and Solana (SOL-USD) lost 4.8%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) fell 5.2%, and Cardano (ADA-USD) slumped 5.6%. The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry fell 4.6% in the past 24 hours to $2.56 trillion, with trading volume gaining 7.5% to $101.76 billion. Price: 76168.48, Change: -4259.83, Percent Change: -5.30