Crypto stocks fall tracking bitcoin weakness

Ebang International Holdings

04/02/2025 10:54

** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies
fall premarket as Bitcoin falls nearly 3%, extending losses from
a 4-plus% decline on Monday
    ** Cryptocurrency prices slide as U.S. tariffs on China
spark fears of a global trade war and high inflation
    ** Bitcoin  BTC= , the world's biggest cryptocurrency, down
about 3% to $98,884, while Ether  ETH=  falls 3.1% to $2,728
    ** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global  COIN.O  falls 1.2%,
while blockchain farm operator Bitfarms  BITF.O  down 0.7%
    ** Crypto miners Riot Platforms  RIOT.O  Marathon Digital
 MARA.O , Hut 8  HUT.O  and Bit Digital  BTBT.O  down 0.9%-1.9%
    ** Software firm and BTC buyer MicroStrategy  MSTR.O 
declines 2.1% 
    ** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF  BITO.P  falls 2.5%

 (Reporting by Sanchayaita Roy in Bengaluru)
 ((Sanchayaita.roy@thomsonreuters.com))