Crypto Market Cap Falls 2.59% to $2.69 Trillion as Bitcoin Slips

Crypto valuations had shed 2.59% to a combined $2.69 trillion by 5:04 p.m. ET (21:04 UTC) Monday, Oct. 26, with Bitcoin at $79,986, down 0.60% from a day earlier. Trading volume over the 24-hour period was $72.93 billion. Bitcoin represented 59.5% of total crypto market value, compared with Ether's 10.4% share. A previous Oct. 25 market snapshot put total crypto value at the same $2.69 trillion after a 3.52% 24-hour decline; Bitcoin gained 0.07% in that earlier period. Ether (ETH) fell 1.53% to $2,309. XRP declined 0.64% to $1.29, while Solana (SOL) dropped 1.13% to $100.46.