Bitcoin (BTC +2.39%) rose 2.4% to $84,489.25, Ethereum (ETH +2.09%) rose 2.3% to $2,491.77, and Solana (SOL +1.62%) rose 1.9% to $$108.05. As of early evening on Oct. 21, the three tokens were trading higher as investors returned to riskier assets.
BTC Bitcoin
$84,759.00+$1,975.50 (+2.39%)
CRYPTO · As of 5:37 PM ET 10/21/26
What’s driving crypto markets
Bitcoin’s gains reflect a rebound in tech stocks and increased risk appetite today. More broadly, blockchain assets got a structural boost from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today as it finalized stablecoin rules — essentially implementing the Genius Act that Washington passed last year. That’s particularly useful for programmable cryptos like Ethereum and Solana,…
