Top Cryptocurrencies Fall; Bitcoin Holds Above $85,000

03:57 PM EDT, 10/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Top cryptocurrencies fell Tuesday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) still holding above $85,000.

The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, fell 0.4% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 gained 0.4%, the S&P 500 added 0.6%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%.

Bitcoin fell 0.1% to $85,612, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume dropped 21% to $25.3 billion.

Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, declined 0.7% to $2,690.

XRP (XRP-USD) rose 0.2%, BNB (BNB-USD) dropped 0.8%, and Solana (SOL-USD) added 0.5%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) declined 1.5%, and Cardano (ADA-USD) rose 2.1%.

The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry fell 0.3% in the past 24 hours to $2.91 trillion, with trading volume dropping 16% to $73.05 billion.

Price: 85564.32, Change: -186.26, Percent Change: -0.22