Crypto stocks rise, bitcoin touches 10-day high

Silvergate Capital

20/12/2023 18:10

** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies
up as bitcoin rises nearly 4% at $43,926
    ** Bitcoin  BTC=BTSP , the world's biggest cryptocurrency,
hits a 10-day high, while Ether  ETH=BTSP  gains 2.5% to
$2,232.6 
    ** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global  COIN.O  rises 3.6%,
while Blockchain farm operator Bitfarms  BITF.O  up 3%
    ** Crypto miners: Riot Platforms  RIOT.O , Marathon Digital
 MARA.O , Hut 8 Mining  HUT.O  rise over 4% each, Bit Digital
 BTBT.O  up 2.9%
    ** Crypto bank Signature Bank  SBNY.O  up 63%; BTC buyer
MicroStrategy  MSTR.O  gains 35 
    ** BTC mining machine makers Ebang International  EBON.O 
and Canaan  CAN.O  up 31.5% and 29.2%, respectively  
    ** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF  BITO.P  adds 4.2%
    ** BTC up 165.5% YTD, including session gains

 (Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru)
 ((Purvi.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))