Top Cryptocurrencies Fall; Bitcoin Drops Below $81,000
Top cryptocurrencies were weaker Tuesday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) falling below the $81,000 level.The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, fell almost 1.8% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 fell 0.9%, the S&P 500 declined 0.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%.Bitcoin fell 1.4% to $80,798, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume dropped 16.3 % to $32.19 billion.Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, fell 2.4% to $2,283.XRP (XRP-USD) dipped 2.5%, BNB (BNB-USD) shed 0.1%, and Solana (SOL-USD) lost 3.4%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) dropped 1.4%, and Cardano (ADA-USD) down 3.1%.The US 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.462% at 3 p.m. ET Tuesday, up from 4.408% Monday, while the five-year yield rose to 4.122% from 4.066%.The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry fell 1.5% in the past 24 hours to $2.69 trillion, with trading volume declining 1.7% to $163.49 billion.Price: $80812.48, Change: $-908.93, Percent Change: -1.11%