Crypto-related stocks were some of the market's best performers on Tuesday, as investors' hopes for a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran gave Bitcoin and other digital assets a much-needed boost.
Shares in online trading platform Robinhood Markets rose 10%, leading the S&P 500 on Tuesday. Crypto exchange Coinbase Global advanced 5.7%, while major Bitcoin investor Strategy rose 3.8%.
Crypto transactions account for a large chunk of the three companies' revenue, so their shares tend to move in tandem with Bitcoin. The large-cap digital asset was up 1.4% to $74,204 over the past 24 hours.
The rebound came as investors bet that the conflict in the Middle East could soon end. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the "right people" in Iran still wanted to make a deal, even though talks over the weekend failed.
Bitcoin investors will be hoping that a peace deal can end a brutal crypto winter.
Digital assets have struggled for direction since the first U.S. strikes on Iran. There's no direct link between cryptos and the war, but the geopolitical uncertainty has sapped demand for all sorts of risk assets.
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