Bitcoin price surge brings BTC-related stocks to new multi-week highs
MicroStrategy the largest Bitcoin-holding public company saw its unrealized gains on its BTC investment reach near the $1B mark as the company’s stocks gained nearly 9% on the day. The Bitcoin (BTC) price surge on Monday has now catapulted Bitcoin-related stocks to surge to new highs with the likes of Coinbase and Microstrategy posting new multi-week highs. Bitcoin mining stocks saw significant gains amid the BTC price momentum with the likes of United States-listed Riot Blockchain recording an 11.69% surge followed by Marathon Digital Holdings at a 14.6% increase. Another factor that played a key role in the mining stocks surge is the upcoming halving event that will cut the Bitcoin mining reward from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC per block. Marathon Digital stock price chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin mining stocks not only outperformed Bitcoin in terms of daily price rally but also in terms of year-to-date gains. Cipher Mining Inc. has seen an increase of 356% YTD compared to Bitcoin’s ...