Cryptocurrency Market Rises as Bitcoin and Ethereum Climb to $81,260 and $2,622

The cryptocurrency market is showing an upward trend, with both Bitcoin and Ethereum rising over a 24-hour period. Bitcoin's market share expanded while Ethereum's also increased, alongside higher derivatives trading volume that has driven up short-term trading demand.

According to TokenPost Market data as of September 19, 2026, at 11:59 AM KST, Bitcoin was trading at $81,259.53 (approximately 112.69 billion won), up 5.63% from the previous day. Ethereum reached $2,622.34 (about 363 million won), a 6.54% increase.

Top altcoins saw most gains: XRP +8.26%, BNB +1.82%, Solana +10.61%, Tron +0.96%, Dogecoin +6.65%, and Hyperliquid +9.43%. The total market capitalization of altcoins stood at $1.1481 trillion (about 1,592.3535 trillion won), with a 24-hour trading volume of $78.4624 billion (approximately 10.87406 trillion won).

Total cryptocurrency market capitalization reached $2.7802 trillion (about 3,855.9157 trillion won), with a 24-hour trading volume of $119.5832 billion (approximately 16.57446 trillion won). Bitcoin's market dominance rose to 58.70%, up 0.21% from the previous day, while Ethereum's share increased to 11.51%, up 0.14%.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) markets saw a 42.82% increase in market capitalization to $85.45022 billion and a 42.82% rise in 24-hour trading volume to $16.99886 billion. Stablecoin market capitalization totaled $284.27358 billion (about 394.2556 trillion won), with a 24-hour trading volume of $121.13658 billion (approximately 16.8028 trillion won), up 61.06%.

Derivatives market trading volume surged by 57.53% to $1.514 trillion (about 1,458.1871 trillion won) over the past day, indicating increased trader activity in response to short-term price volatility.