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Crypto Stocks Gain as Bitcoin Tops $72K for First Time Since March
Crypto-related companies looked set to start the week on a positive note.
Updated Apr 8, 2024, 6:09 p.m. Published Apr 8, 2024, 9:19 a.m.
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U.S. crypto-related stocks looked set to start the week on a positive note after bitcoin climbed through $72,000 for the first time since mid-March as its reward halving draws closer.
Coinbase (COIN), the only U.S. traded crypto exchange, added 4.9% in pre-market trading, MicroStrategy (MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, rose 10% and BlackRock’s bitcoin exchange-traded fund (IBIT), added around 6.5%.
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The CoinDesk 20 Index, a measure of the broader crypto market, rose 3.1% over 24 hours.
The halving, which cuts the amount bitcoin miners are paid for adding blocks to the blockchain by 50%, is on track for April 20. After it occurs, they will be rewarded with 3.125 BTC per block.
Among miners, Marathon Digital (MARA) added 5.2% and Hut 8 (HUT), which merged with USBTC at the end of last year, gained 5.6%. Argo Blockchain , trading on the London Stock Exchange, rose 5%.
Read more: Bitcoin Halving Is a ‘Show Me the Money’ Moment for Miners
