Top Cryptocurrencies Rise; Bitcoin Holds Above $73,000 Level
Major digital assets rose Friday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) holding above the $73,000 level.The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, rose 1.2% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.1%, the S&P 500 fell 0.2%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.6%.Bitcoin rose 1.2% to $73,110, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume rose 10.3% to $39.1 billion.Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, climbed 1.3% to $2,250.XRP (XRP-USD) advanced 0.3%, BNB (BNB-USD) was little changed, and Solana (SOL-USD) rose 1.4%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) climbed 1.2%, while Cardano (ADA-USD) gained 0.7%.The US 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.315% at 3 p.m. ET Friday, up from 4.287% Thursday, while the five-year yield rose to 3.939% from 3.911%.The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry advanced 1.4% in the past 24 hours to $2.48 trillion, with trading volume gaining 1% to $149.95 billion.Price: $73096.51, Change: $+1312.99, Percent Change: +1.83%