BUZZ-Crypto stocks lift as bitcoin surges to new record

Reuters12-16
BUZZ-Crypto stocks lift as bitcoin surges to new record

** Cryptocurrency and blockchain-related stocks rise before the bell as bitcoin surges to new record

** Bitcoin hit a high of $106,533 on Mon after President-elect Donald Trump suggested he plans to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve

** Bitcoin BTC=, world's biggest cryptocurrency, was last up 1% around $104,000, while smaller crypto Ether ETH= up 1.5% to $3,913

** Investor sentiment also boosted from inclusion of BTC stockpiler MicroStrategy MSTR.O in tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index. MSTR up 3% premarket

** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global COIN.O up 1.7%, and U.S.-listed shares of blockchain farm operator Bitfarms BITF.O up 3%

** Crypto miners rise: Riot Platforms RIOT.O 2.5%, Mara Holdings MARA.O 2%, Core Scientific CORZ.O >1%, Hut 8 HUT.O ~3%, Bitdeer Technologies BTDR.O 5%

** Shares of online brokerage Robinhood Markets HOOD.O rise >2%

** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF BITO.P and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF IBIT.O both advance ~2% before the bell

** BTC now up about 50% since the Nov 5 election, on expectations of a friendlier regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies under Trump administration

(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)

((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380 ))

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