Bitcoin Tops $100,000 Again; Crypto Stocks Climb with Riot Platforms Rising 8.4%
Bitcoin was edging higher on Wednesday, but don’t count on the cryptocurrency breaking back above $100,000 anytime soon.The world’s largest token rose 1.6% to $98,600 in early trading, according to data from CoinDesk. Its price passed six figures for the first time last week, but is now about 2% short of that level.Crypto stocks gained in premarket trading. Canaan rose 7%; Bit Digital rose 4.4%; Coinbase rose 3%; MARA Holdings, CleanSpark, Riot Platforms rose 2%; MicroStrategy rose 1.6%.Bulls’ h