04:07 PM EST, 01/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Major digital assets were firmer Friday with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) trading near the $95,000 level.
The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks 124 digital assets, rose 3.7% in the past 24 hours. US stock market benchmarks were in the red in late trading, with the Nasdaq 100 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.6%, while the S&P 500 shed 1.5%, respectively.
Bitcoin advanced 3.1% to $94,778 with its 24-hour trading volume rising 8.4% $65.77 billion, according to CoinMarketCap data. However, the most popular cryptocurrency was on track for a weekly fall of nearly 4%.
Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, was up 2.1% at $3,267, while heading for a weekly slump of nearly 10%.
XRP (XRP-USD) gained 3.6%, Solana (SOL-USD) added 1.3% and BNB (BNB-USD) was 1.8% higher.
Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) jumped 4.9% and Cardano (ADA-USD) was up 3.9%.
The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry increased 2.9% in the past 24 hours to $3.3 trillion, while the total 24-hour trading volume grew 1.8% to $154.77 billion.
Price: 258.16, Change: -1.85, Percent Change: -0.71