Bitcoin Gains 2.9% to $83,802 as Crypto Market Cap Edges Lower

At 9:05 a.m. ET (13:05 UTC) Wednesday, Oct. 21, Bitcoin climbed 2.90% to $83,802 as four other major tokens rose more, while total crypto market capitalization slipped 0.32% to $2.81 trillion. XRP led the six major assets, rising 5.03% to $1.36. Dogecoin gained 4.18% to $0.0825, and Ether advanced 3.95% to $2,485. Solana rose 3.00% to $107.48, while BNB added 2.47% to $747.92. The reading followed Tuesday's snapshot, when five of the six major assets declined . Among the top 39 crypto assets, Zcash (ZEC) had the largest gain at 15.03%.