Top Cryptocurrencies Rise; Bitcoin Holds Above $80,000 Level

03:54 PM EDT, 10/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Top cryptocurrencies were higher Tuesday, with bitcoin (BTC-USD) rising above the $80,000 level. The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including bitcoin, rose 1.1% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 rose 1.5%, the S&P 500 gained 0.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1%. Bitcoin rose 0.9% to $80,657, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume dropped 21.6% to $21.82 billion. Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, rose 1.4% to $2,346. XRP (XRP-USD) rose 2.3%, BNB (BNB-USD) gained 0.9%, and Solana (SOL-USD) increased 0.7%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) added 1.5%, and Cardano (ADA-USD) rose 0.4%. The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry rose 0.9% in the past 24 hours to $2.7 trillion, with trading volume falling 14.2% to $59.21 billion. Price: 80616.67, Change: +607.17, Percent Change: +0.76