Top Cryptocurrencies Rise; Bitcoin Tops $82,000 Level

03:54 PM EDT, 10/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Major digital assets rose Thursday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) topping the $82,000 level. The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, rose 1.2% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 added 0.1%, the S&P 500 rose 0.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.2%. Bitcoin gained 0.9% to $82,356, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume rose 32.3% to $42.71 billion. Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, added 1.1% to $2,453. XRP (XRP-USD) rose 1.3%, BNB (BNB-USD) gained 0.5%, and Solana (SOL-USD) added 1.7%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) fell 0.4%, while Cardano (ADA-USD) advanced 1.5%. The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry rose 0.9% in the past 24 hours to $2.77 trillion, with trading volume rising 35.3% to $110.18 billion. Price: 82339.99, Change: +766.89, Percent Change: +0.94