Crypto stocks rise as bitcoin jumps to six-week high

Silvergate Capital

02/10/2023 10:35

Oct 2 (Reuters) -    ** Shares of cryptocurrency and
blockchain-related companies rise in premarket trading as
bitcoin  BTC=BTSP , the world's biggest cryptocurrency, hits
6-week high 
    ** Bitcoin also adds 5.8% over the weekend; last up 1% at
$28,269 
    ** Meanwhile, financial firms including VanEck, ProShares
and Invesco have filed to list a variety of ETFs tied to
ethereum
    ** Blockchain farm operator Bitfarms Ltd  BITF.O  up 10.2%
    ** Crypto miners: Riot Platforms Inc  RIOT.O , Marathon
Digital  MARA.O , Hut 8 Mining  HUT.O  and Bit Digital  BTBT.O 
up 6.5%-9.0%
    ** Software firm and BTC buyer MicroStrategy  MSTR.O  gains
6.52%
    ** BTC mining machine maker Canaan Inc  CAN.O  up 3.85%
    ** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF  BITO.P  adds 5.4%
    ** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global  COIN.O  rises 5.4%; co's
Singapore arm gets a major payment institution licence from the
city-state's central bank

 (Reporting by Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru)
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