Crypto-market sectors broadly advanced over 24 hours, led by the Layer 1 category, which gained 2.70%, according to SoSoValue data cited by PANews on Sept. 21. NEAR Protocol rose 16.44%, Avalanche gained 15.37% and Sui increased 9.78%. Bitcoin advanced 0.25% and briefly topped $81,000, while Ethereum climbed 2.08% and temporarily exceeded $2,700. MAG7.ssi, DEFI.ssi and MEME.ssi also rose 0.90%, 2.76% and 1.63%, respectively.