Top Cryptocurrencies Rise; Bitcoin Tops $61,000

() -- Major digital assets rose Thursday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) topping $61,000. The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, rose 2.9% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 fell 0.9%, the S&P 500 declined 0.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.1%. Bitcoin rose 2.4% to $61,588, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume rose 24% to $43.6 billion. Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, surged 5.3% to $1,702. XRP (XRP-USD) rose 2.4%, BNB (BNB-USD) added 1.4%, and Solana (SOL-USD) jumped 5.2%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) gained 2.1%, while Cardano (ADA-USD) increased 4.5%. The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry rose 2.3% in the past 24 hours to $2.13 trillion, with trading volume gaining 16% to $93.8 billion. Price: $61603.07, Change: $+1641.27, Percent Change: +2.74% Copyright © 2026. All rights reserved. does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.