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Top Cryptocurrencies Rise; Bitcoin Tops $81,000

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Major digital assets rose Thursday with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) topping $81,000.

The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, rose 3.4% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 gained 0.9%, the S&P 500 climbed 0.8%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.7%.

Bitcoin rose 2.4% to $81,399, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume increased 28% to $43.3 billion.

Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, climbed 1.9% to $2,299.

XRP (XRP-USD) surged 6.9%, BNB (BNB-USD) gained 1.4%, and Solana (SOL-USD) added 2.3%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) increased 2.9%, while Cardano (ADA-USD) rose 3.9%.

The US 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.459% at 3 p.m. ET Thursday, down from 4.478% Wednesday, while the five-year yield fell to 4.119% from 4.128%.

The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry rose 2.5% in the past 24 hours to $2.71 trillion, with trading volume gaining 2.6% to $165.3 billion.

Price: $81449.98, Change: $+2166.64, Percent Change: +2.73%

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