Polkadot leads way as most big cryptocurrencies post gains

Polygon
MATICUSD,
+2.90%
rose 2.24% to 78 cents, while Ethereum
ETHUSD,
+0.28%
increased 1.79% to $2,215.95. Uniswap
UNIUSD,
+1.52%
rose 0.22% to $5.93.

Bitcoin
BTCUSD,
+0.21%
and Dogecoin
DOGEUSD,
-2.98%
rounded out the increases for Thursday, with gains of 0.22% to $43,521.80 and 0.12% to 9 cents, respectively.

On the other hand, Ripple
XRPUSD,
-0.43%
posted the only drop, falling 0.33% to 61 cents.

In crypto-related company news, shares of Coinbase Global Inc.
COIN,
+3.81%
rose 1.53% to $164.34, while MicroStrategy Inc.
MSTR,
+1.48%
climbed 0.79% to $578.00. Riot Platforms Inc.
RIOT,
+1.82%
shares sank 0.60% to $16.35, and shares of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.
MARA,
+12.13%
rose 2.13% to $22.57.

Block Inc.
SQ,
+1.04%
climbed 0.30% to $76.34 and Tesla Inc.
TSLA,
+2.98%
rose 1.16% to $250.00.

PayPal Holdings Inc.
PYPL,
+0.52%
climbed 0.33% to $61.95, and Ebang International Holdings Inc.
EBON,
+4.09%
shares slipped 0.61% to $12.40. NVIDIA Corp.
NVDA,
+1.83%
climbed 1.38% to $487.74, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
AMD,
+3.28%
increased 1.76% to $137.86.

In the fund space, the Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF
BITQ,
+6.43%,
which is focused on pure-play crypto companies, increased 3.49% to $11.27. Blockchain-focused Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF
BLOK,
+3.51%
increased 1.24% to $29.46. Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
GBTC,
+1.30%,
which tracks the Bitcoin market price, rose 0.61% to $36.05.

Editor’s Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.