Crypto stocks rise as bitcoin prices climb
13/05/2024 14:14
** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies
rise premarket as bitcoin prices tick higher
** Bitcoin BTC= , the world's most valuable cryptocurrency,
up 3.9% trading above $62,000, while Ether ETH= rises 2.5% to
$2,962
** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global COIN.O rises 2.2%,
software firm and BTC buyer MicroStrategy MSTR.O gain 3.7%
** Crypto miners: Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O , Marathon
Digital MARA.O , U.S.-listed shares of Hut 8 HUT.O , and Bit
Digital BTBT.O up 1.8%-3.5%
** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF BITO.P adds 3.6%
** Up to last close, BTC up 49.8% YTD vs 39% increase in
MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 100 Index .MVDA
(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru)
((johann.mcherian@thomsonreuters.com;))