Top Cryptocurrencies Mixed; Bitcoin Falls Below $81,000

Major digital assets were mixed late afternoon Thursday with Bitcoin (BTC/USD) falling below $81,000. The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, shed 2.3% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 shed 2%, the S&P 500 fell 1.4% and Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 1.3%. Bitcoin fell 3.1% to $80,223 according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume decreased 22% to $31.4 billion. Ethereum (ETH/USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, declined 1.5% to $1,851. XRP (XRP/USD) rose 0.2%, BNB (BNB/USD) added 2.1%, and Solana (SOL/USD) surged 2.6%. Dogecoin (DOGE/USD) dropped 3.7%, while Cardano (ADA/USD) fell 4.4%. The US 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.274% at 3 p.m. ET Thursday, declining from 4.314% Wednesday, while the five-year yield dropped to 4.028% from 4.077%. The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry decreased 2.2% in the past 24 hours to $2.62 trillion with trading volume dropping 13% to $91.6 billion.