Crypto stocks rise as bitcoin prices hit nearly two-week high
Mon 11:06
BUZZ-Crypto stocks rise as bitcoin prices hit nearly two-week high ** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies rise premarket
** Bitcoin prices gain to a nearly two-week high following preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal
** Bitcoin BTC=, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, up 2.5% at $65,574.04, while Ether ETH= rises 2.9% to $1,718.30
** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global COIN.O rises 4.4%
** Crypto miners: Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O, MARA Holdings MARA.O, Hut 8 HUT.O and Bit Digital BTBT.O up 4%-6%
** BTC buyer Strategy MSTR.O gains 5.4%
** BTC mining machine maker Canaan Inc CAN.O up 6%
** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF BITO.P adds 3%
** iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF IBIT.O up 3.1%
** Including session's move, YTD, BTC down 25.2%, ETH down 42.3%
(Reporting by Utkarsh Hathi in Bengaluru)