BUZZ-Crypto stocks gain as bitcoin prices rise more than 3%
MARA Holdings MARA | 11.96 | +6.50% |
Strategy MSTR | 178.37 | +8.78% |
Canaan Inc. CAN | 0.56 | +5.54% |
Bitfarms BITF | 1.98 | 0.00% |
HUT 8 HUT | 81.63 | +6.59% |
** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies rise premarket
** Bitcoin BTC=, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, up 3.2% at $71,261.51, while Ether ETH= rises 2.1% to $2,069.03
** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global COIN.O rises 3.5%; Blockchain farm operator Bitfarms Ltd BITF.O adds 1.9%
** Crypto miners: Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O, MARA Holdings MARA.O, Hut 8 HUT.O and Bit Digital BTBT.O gain between 2.4% and 2.7%
** BTC buyer Strategy MSTR.O climbs 3.3%
** BTC mining machine maker Canaan Inc CAN.O up 2%
** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF BITO.P and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF IBIT.O add 3.2% each
** YTD, BTC and ETH down 18.7% and 30.5%, respectively
