Top Cryptocurrencies Rise; Bitcoin Tops $82,000

03:56 PM EDT, 10/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Major digital assets rose Tuesday, with bitcoin (BTC-USD) topping $82,000. The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including bitcoin, rose 1.3% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 eased 0.1%, the S&P 500 rose 0.3%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1%. Bitcoin gained 0.8% to $82,535, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume dropped 6.4% to $25.9 billion. Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, added 1.7% to $2,438. XRP (XRP-USD) rose 2%, BNB (BNB-USD) gained 1.6%, and Solana (SOL-USD) added 1.7%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) climbed 2.9%, while Cardano (ADA-USD) advanced 2%. The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry rose 1.1% in the past 24 hours to $2.76 trillion, with trading volume dropping 1.2% to $71.9 billion. Price: 82546.80, Change: +702.37, Percent Change: +0.86