Top Cryptocurrencies Jump; Bitcoin Tops $77,000

MT Newswires Live08-22 03:55

Major digital assets jumped Friday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) topping $77,000.

The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, rose 6.4% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 each gained 0.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.8.%.

Bitcoin gained 6.1% to $77,122, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume rose 16% to $71.1 billion.

Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, rose 3.6% to $2,414.

XRP (XRP-USD) surged 11%, BNB (BNB-USD) increased 3.7%, and Solana (SOL-USD) added 4%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) rose 5.7%, while Cardano (ADA-USD) jumped 11%.

The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry rose 5.1% in the past 24 hours to $2.59 trillion, with trading volume gaining 9.2% to $161.4 billion.

Price: 77126.61, Change: +4113.61, Percent Change: +5.63

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