Ethereum Leads Way As Most Big Cryptocurrencies Post Declines

MarketWatch · 5d ago

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Most large cryptocurrencies were down during U.S. morning trading on Wednesday, with Ethereum seeing the biggest move, declining 2.61% to $3,189.50.

Six additional currencies posted drops Wednesday. Cardano fell 2.49% to 41 cents, and XRP shed 2.42% to $2.23.

Avalanche fell 2.42% to $14.24, while Solana declined 1.72% to $137.92. Bitcoin shed 1.45% to $91,896.40.

Dogecoin , which posted the smallest decrease, shed 1.38% to 15 cents

On the other hand, two cryptos posted increases, with Tronix seeing the largest rise at 1.09% to 30 cents. Sui climbed 0.40% to $1.89.

In crypto-related company news, shares of Coinbase Global Inc. declined 1.73% to $246.23, while Strategy Inc. rose 7.44% to $169.73. Riot Platforms Inc. shares slid 0.20% to $14.95, and shares of MARA Holdings Inc. dropped 1.45% to $10.16.

Block Inc. rose 1.64% to $71.15 and Tesla Inc. rose 0.06% to $433.23.

PayPal Holdings Inc. fell 1.35% to $59.00, and Ebang International Holdings Inc. shares climbed 0.86% to $3.52. NVIDIA Corp. climbed 1.36% to $189.79, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. fell 2.60% to $208.77.

In the fund space, the Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF , which is focused on pure-play crypto companies, sank 0.18% to $22.54. Blockchain-focused Amplify Blockchain Technology ETF inched down 0.54% to $61.92.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

 

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