As of late Friday, the major cryptocurrencies displayed mixed performance, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) falling below the $63,000 threshold. The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks 134 digital assets, posted slight gains over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq 100 slipped 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up by 0.2%, and the S&P 500 declined by 0.1%.
Bitcoin dropped 0.8%, settling at $62,864, with a 24-hour trading volume down by roughly 19%, reaching $36.72 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. However, the leading cryptocurrency was still on track for a weekly gain of 5%.
Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset, rose by 3.2% to $2,542, also heading for a 5% weekly gain.
BNB (BNB-USD), the third-largest cryptocurrency by market value (excluding stablecoins), dipped 0.1%, while Solana (SOL-USD) surged by 2.2%.
Other cryptocurrencies, including XRP (XRP-USD), Cardano (ADA-USD), and Dogecoin (DOGE-USD), experienced losses of 1.2%, 0.5%, and 1.3%, respectively.
In bond markets, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield closed at 3.724%, slightly down from 3.732% on Thursday, while the 5-year yield decreased to 3.481%.
The overall cryptocurrency market value increased by 0.1% to $2.19 trillion, with trading volumes falling by 9.1% to $85.26 billion.