04:04 PM EDT, 03/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Most major digital assets were mixed Friday, with bitcoin (BTC-USD) falling below $69,000 level.

The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks 182 digital assets, was up 0.6% in the past 24 hours while the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1%, 0.6% and 0.5%, respectively.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD), the largest cryptocurrency by market value, was last down about 1.3% at $68,722 after reaching a day high of $72,357, according to CoinMarketCap data. Trading volume was $78.62 billion, up 45%.

The most popular cryptocurrency is on pace to conclude the week with a gain of 1.1%.

Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset, was 0.8% lower at $3,738 and headed for a weekly loss of 4.8%.

BNB (BNB-USD), the third-largest digital asset by market value excluding stablecoins, gained 5.4% and Solana (SOL-USD), the fourth-largest, rose 15.5%.

XRP (XRP-USD) fell 1.5%, Cardano (ADA-USD) gained 0.9% and Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) declined 4%. Avalanche (AVAX-USD) soared 11%.

The US 10-year Treasury yield closed at 4.302% on Friday, compared to 4.294% Thursday, while the five-year Treasury yield closed at 4.320%, up from 4.292% a day ago.

The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry was up 1.2% in the last 24 hours at $2.65 trillion. The total trading volumes increased 37% to $205.97 billion.

Price: 241.87, Change: +8.20, Percent Change: +3.51