Crypto stocks: Surge as Bitcoin climbs more than 6%

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30/04/2021 16:43

** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related firms
jump as Bitcoin  BTC=BTSP  rises 6.2% to $56,910.02
    ** Cryptocurrency miner Riot Blockchain  RIOT.O  adds 4.3%
and Marathon Digital Holdings  MARA.O  trades 9.5% higher 
    ** Shares of Overstock.com  OSTK.O , an online retailer and
blockchain tech investor, up 6.3%; shares of MicroStrategy Inc
 MSTR.O , a BTC buyer and business intelligence software firm,
1.5% higher 
    ** Shares of crypto exchange Coinbase Global rise 0.8%
    ** Against the tide, China-focused SOS  SOS.N  slips 0.9%
and bitcoin bank Silvergate Capital Corp  SI.N  slides 1.7% 
    ** YTD, BTC has climbed >96%  

 (Reporting by Aaron Saldanha)
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