Top Cryptocurrencies Fall; Bitcoin Still Above $84,000 Level

03:57 PM EDT, 10/02/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Top cryptocurrencies fell Friday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) lower but holding above the $84,000 level. The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, fell 1.2% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 rose 1%, the SP 500 added 0.8%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.5%. Bitcoin fell 0.5% to $84,177, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume rose 35.6% to $45.29 billion. Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, declined 1.1% to $2,665. XRP (XRP-USD) declined 1.6%, BNB (BNB-USD) fell 0.3%, and Solana (SOL-USD) eased 0.2%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) dropped 3.5%, and Cardano (ADA-USD) lost 3.3%. The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry fell 0.6% in the past 24 hours to $2.86 trillion, with trading volume rising 25.6% to $117.43 billion. Price: 84169.89, Change: -680.04, Percent Change: -0.80