Bitcoin Gains 1.47% as Six Major Tokens Rise Over 24 Hours

Bitcoin rose 1.47% to $80,994 by 1:03 a.m. ET (05:03 UTC) Oct. 28, as five other major tokens also advanced and short liquidations exceeded long liquidations over 24 hours.

Ether (ETH) traded at $2,356, up 1.71%, while XRP gained 2.33% to $1.33. BNB rose 1.20% to $746.51, Solana (SOL) climbed 1.78% to $102.02, and Dogecoin (DOGE) added 2.65% to $0.0797.

Dogecoin had the largest percentage gain among the six assets, while BNB had the smallest. Bitcoin's 1.47% increase trailed those of Ether, XRP, Solana and Dogecoin but exceeded BNB's.

Among the top 39 cryptocurrencies, Pepe (PEPE) was the strongest performer, rising 11.29%. Ethena (ENA) was the weakest, falling 1.20%.

Short liquidations on Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $74.1 million over the preceding 24 hours. Long liquidations totaled $25.2 million. Those liquidation figures cover the 24 hours before the price snapshot.