Major digital assets were weaker Tuesday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) falling below the $66,000 level.
The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, fell almost 2.3% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 fell 1.7%, the S&P 500 declined 0.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.7%.
Bitcoin fell 1.5% to $65,538, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume dropped 30.9% to $26.1 billion.
Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, dropped 1.6% to $1,794.
XRP (XRP-USD) shed 4.5%, BNB (BNB-USD) lost 2.2%, and Solana (SOL-USD) decreased 1.6%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) fell 1.7%, while Cardano (ADA-USD) declined 6.6%.
The US 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.426% at 3 p.m. ET Tuesday, down from 4.469% Monday, while the five-year yield fell to 4.149% from 4.186%.
The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry fell 1.5% in the past 24 hours to $2.25 trillion, with trading volume declining 20.6% to $78.55 billion.
Price: $65544.28, Change: $-743.20, Percent Change: -1.12%