04:01 PM EDT, 03/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Top cryptocurrencies rose Monday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) holding above $70,000.
Bitcoin gained 3.7% to $70,836.06, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume rose 91% to $54.1 billion.
Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, climbed 4.8% to $2,159.20.
XRP (XRP-USD) rose 3.8%, BNB (BNB-USD) gained 1.6%, and Solana (SOL-USD) advanced 5.4%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) rose 4.9%, while Cardano (ADA-USD) increased by 3.8%.
The US 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.332% at 3 p.m. ET Monday, down from 4.384% Friday, while the five-year yield fell to 3.946% from 4.005%.
The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry rose 3% in the past 24 hours to $2.43 trillion, with trading volume gaining 85% to $128.6 billion.
Price: 70864.55, Change: +3009.57, Percent Change: +4.44