Bitcoin BTC Price Climbs Past $27.2K but Remains in Holding Pattern as Investors Continue Their Debt Limit Vigil

Ether (ETH) also remained in its two-week range, changing hands at $1,850, up roughly 1.6% over 24 hours. Most other major cryptos were in positive territory, albeit not by much, with APT and SOL, the native tokens of the Solana and Aptos smart contracts platforms, recently rising 3.8% and 2.1%, respectively. The CoinDesk Market Index, a measure of crypto markets performance, recently rose 1.1%.