Large cryptocurrencies were mixed during morning trading on Friday, with Polygon
MATICUSD,
seeing the biggest move, rising 1.74% to 78 cents.
Polkadot
DOTUSD,
led the decreases with a 1.32% drop to $5.42.
Five other cryptocurrencies saw increases Friday. Ethereum
ETHUSD,
rose 1.57% to $2,078.39, and Bitcoin
BTCUSD,
rose 1.54% to $38,342.00.
Uniswap
UNIUSD,
increased 1.25% to $5.99, and Cardano
ADAUSD,
rose 1.22% to 38 cents.
Solana
SOLUSD,
which saw the smallest increase, rose 0.34% to $59.90.
In addition to Polkadot, two other currencies posted decreases. Dogecoin
DOGEUSD,
sank 0.37% to 8 cents, and Ripple
XRPUSD,
inched down 0.13% to 61 cents.
In crypto-related company news, shares of Coinbase Global Inc.
COIN,
climbed 4.08% to $129.81, while MicroStrategy Inc.
MSTR,
increased 5.21% to $524.27. Riot Platforms Inc.
RIOT,
shares rose 6.89% to $13.42, and shares of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.
MARA,
increased 7.46% to $12.86.
Block Inc.
SQ,
climbed 1.25% to $64.22 and Tesla Inc.
TSLA,
declined 1.89% to $235.55.
PayPal Holdings Inc.
PYPL,
rose 0.85% to $58.10, and Ebang International Holdings Inc.
EBON,
shares inched down 0.76% to $6.52. NVIDIA Corp.
NVDA,
slipped 0.35% to $466.06, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
AMD,
dropped 1.15% to $119.77.
In the fund space, the Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF
BITQ,
which is focused on pure-play crypto companies, increased 4.00% to $8.59. Blockchain-focused Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF
BLOK,
increased 1.98% to $24.54. Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
GBTC,
which tracks the Bitcoin market price, increased 2.88% to $31.12.
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.
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