Bitcoin Gains 0.39% as Crypto Market Cap Falls 2.16% to $2.77 Trillion

Bitcoin (BTC) rose 0.39% to $82,106 in the 24 hours through 5 p.m. ET (21:00 UTC) Thursday, Oct. 15, while total crypto market capitalization fell 2.16% to $2.77 trillion.

Marketwide trading volume was $33.71 trillion for the period. Bitcoin dominance stood at 59.2%, while Ether (ETH) dominance was 10.8%.

Five of the six major assets rose. Ether led with a 1.53% gain to $2,453, followed by Solana (SOL), up 1.45% to $105.62, and XRP (XRP), up 1.09% to $1.34. BNB rose 0.37% to $730.61, while Dogecoin (DOGE) was the only decliner, down 0.38% to $0.0814.

Among the top 38 assets, NEAR Protocol (NEAR) posted the strongest gain at 10.74%. Pump.fun (PUMP) was the weakest performer, falling 3.54%.

Liquidations on Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $613.7 million during the same 24-hour period. Long liquidations accounted for $493.2 million, compared with $120.6 million in short liquidations.