Bitcoin extends bounce above $82,000 as stocks rebound, DeFi tokens lead altcoin gains

Altcoins outpaced the largest cryptocurrency, with ether ETH $2,490.55 adding 0.75% to near $2,430 and the CoinDesk 80 (CD80) gaining 0.9%, triple the 0.35% rise in the bitcoin-heavy CoinDesk 5 (CD5). DeFi led the CoinDesk benchmarks with a 0.81% gain, with all six members of the DFX sector index higher.

The rebound follows a rough week for U.S. tech. The Nasdaq fell 4.5% in its worst weekly decline since June as worries over AI spending and debt hit stocks such as CoreWeave (CRWV), which fell 25%. On Monday, Nasdaq 100 futures advanced more than 1% alongside gains in Asian stocks after China’s third-quarter GDP growth of 4.5% beat expectations and oil prices eased, with earnings from Meta Platforms META and Tesla TSLA due this week.

$0.1947 , an Ethereum layer-2 token, rose 6.7% to about $0.20, with the rally stemming from the Arbitrum Foundation’s Stablecoin Growth Program , announced on Thursday. The program sets aside 2 million ARB for the first 10 teams to hold $10 million in USDG, a dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Paxos Digital Singapore. ARB has risen by 16.45% since the announcement. Pump.fun PUMP $0.005148 , the token of the Solana memecoin launchpad, jumped 7.6%, recouping part of a weekend slide that took it to about $0.0039 on Sunday. While there was no news catalyst for the move, 24-hour trading volume doubled to $215 million. DeFi tokens advanced across the board, with uniswap (UNI) up 3.2% to around $7.42, while lido LDO $0.4103 and ethena (ENA) rose by 2.5% and 1.6% respectively as the sector recovers from last month’s Clarity Act delay and shrinking yields . Celestia (TIA) gave back 3.9% to about 61 cents after Friday’s 16% jump, while starknet STRK $0.05642 slipped 1.0% to 6 cents. STRK’s market value has fallen about a quarter since Friday morning, according to CoinDesk data. The larger cryptocurrencies were mostly higher, with solana (SOL) rising 1.6% to about $106, XRP gaining 0.6% and BNB adding 0.36%. Cardano ADA $0.2278 slipped 0.15% and hedera HBAR $0.08538 fell 0.83%. The “Altcoin Season” index is at 56/100, tumbling from last week’s high of 63/100, the 2026 record. iframe]:m-auto bg-inherit opacity-100 items-start w-[var(--ad-width)] h-[var(--ad-height)]"> Newsletters Crypto Daybook Americas - The latest moves in crypto markets, in context Market analysis for crypto traders and investors. Preview svg]:max-w-[theme(spacing.8)] transition-transform-colors-opacity motion-reduce:transition-none data-[hover=true]:opacity-hover w-full md:w-auto lg:w-full xl:w-auto bg-surface-brand-fixed text-black-fixed rounded"> Sign up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy . iframe]:m-auto bg-inherit opacity-100 items-start w-[var(--ad-width)] h-[var(--ad-height)]"> Crypto Markets Today Related Assets Bitcoin $84,459.46 2.07 % Ethereum $2,490.55 1.79 % Arbitrum $0.19 2.26 % Related Stocks Market Closed Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock $648.85 — Tesla, Inc. Common Stock $374.58 — Latest Crypto News 1 Sweden’s central bank revives e-krona debate as stablecoins and digital euro loom 26 minutes ago 2 India's largest exchange denies hack after sleuths pointed to $16 million in suspicious outflows 1 hour ago 3 Polymarket has reportedly fired its marketing chief, also a close friend of the CEO 4 hours ago 4 Ethereum delays Glamsterdam test after security devs flag risk to existing contracts 4 hours ago 5 Cardano holders are being asked to bet $5 million on copper hitting a new record 4 hours ago 6 Bitcoin, gold trim early losses as yen gives up gains. Oil stays near $100 6 hours ago 7 Senate's top Democratic investigator looking into Tether payments to Bo Hines' firm 10 hours ago 8 A16z is the latest VC giant to widen bets beyond crypto and into AI and emerging tech 14 hours ago 9 Irish central bank fines Coinbase Ireland $3.6 million over fund safeguarding failures 17 hours ago 10 Crypto for Advisors: Stablecoins are ready for prime time 18 hours ago Latest Research Beyond the Risk-Free Rate: Diversified Real World Yield in Productive Stablecoins Beyond the Risk-Free Rate: Diversified Real World Yield in Productive Stablecoins Diversified RWA stablecoins sustain 5-7% yield from real credit as crypto funding compresses to ~4%. GENIUS pushes yield off-chain; TAM grows to $4B in 3 years.

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