Bitcoin Rises 2.2% to $84,674 as Crypto Market Cap Falls 0.43%
All six named major crypto assets gained over 24 hours, led by XRP’s 3.82% rise.

Bitcoin (BTC) rose to $84,674 at 5:05 p.m. ET (21:05 UTC) Oct. 21, gaining 2.20% over 24 hours as total crypto market capitalization fell 0.43% to $2.84 trillion. Trading volume over the same period was $84.27 billion. Bitcoin dominance was 59.7%, while Ether (ETH) dominance was 10.7%.
Five other named major assets also gained. XRP (XRP) rose 3.82% to $1.38, Ether gained 1.71% to $2,492, BNB (BNB) added 1.27% to $749.65, Solana (SOL) climbed 1.28% to $108.09 and Dogecoin (DOGE) advanced 1.25% to $0.0829. XRP posted the largest percentage gain among the six.
Among the 39 largest cryptocurrencies, Ethena (ENA) rose 10.41%, the strongest performance in the group. Worldcoin (WLD) fell 1.96%, the steepest decline.
Liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $182.5 million over 24 hours. Short liquidations totaled $143.4 million, compared with $39.2 million in long liquidations.