04:04 PM EDT, 06/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Most major digital assets rose on Wednesday, while Bitcoin (BTC-USD) held ground at the $67,000 level.
The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks 192 digital assets, was up 2.5% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 rose 1.3% and 1.2%, respectively, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average eased 0.1%.
Bitcoin (BTC-USD), the largest cryptocurrency by market value, eased 0.1% in the last 24 hours to $67,408, after climbing past 69,000 earlier in the 24-hour period, according to CoinMarketCap data. Trading volume declined 11.2% to $32.92 billion.
Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset, climbed 0.7% to $3,518.
BNB (BNB-USD), the third-largest digital asset by market value excluding stablecoins, gained 0.3% while Solana (SOL-USD), the fourth-largest, climbed 1.7%.
XRP (XRP-USD) rose 0.8%, Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) was 4.2% higher, Cardano (ADA-USD) added 2.7% and Toncoin was up 4.5%.
The US 10-year Treasury yield closed on Wednesday at 4.295%, down from Tuesday's 4.402%, while the five-year Treasury yield closed at 4.302%, down from 4.417%.
The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry was up 2.6% in the past 24 hours at $2.5 trillion. Trading volume decreased 12.2% to $82.92 billion.
Price: 254.92, Change: +10.72, Percent Change: +4.39