Crypto Market Sees Slight Growth, Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Rise

The global crypto market capitalization stood at $2.96 trillion on October 1, 2026, an increase of 0.2% over 24 hours. This slight growth was accompanied by a rise in Bitcoin and Ethereum prices. Bitcoin's dominance in the industry remained strong at 56.8%, while Ethereum held 11.1%.

The largest gainers in the industry over the past day were Decentralized Identifier (DID) and Optimism Superchain Ecosystem Cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin's price today is $83,776.93, up 0.3% over the last 24 hours, while Ethereum's price is $2,687.82, rising 0.4% over 24 hours.

Several trending assets also posted notable moves over the last 24 hours, with NEAR Protocol (NEAR) seeing a significant 8.9% increase in price. However, not all assets fared well, with Lobster recording a sharp 48.7% decline in price.