Business and Brands
Dogecoin leads drops as largest cryptocurrencies start mixed
Dogecoin leads drops as largest cryptocurrencies start mixed.
The largest cryptocurrencies were mixed during morning trading on Friday, with Ripple XRPUSD, -0.97% seeing the biggest move, rising 2.95% to 45 cents.
Dogecoin DOGEUSD, -0.80% led the decreases with a 1.27% drop to 6 cents.
Five other cryptocurrencies saw increases Friday. Ethereum ETHUSD, -0.56% climbed 0.31% to $1,285.71, and Bitcoin Cash BCHUSD, +0.06% rose 0.27% to $106.20.
Cardano ADAUSD, -0.39% rose 0.17% to 34 cents, and Litecoin LTCUSD, -0.93% climbed 0.12% to $51.12.
Bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.26% saw the smallest increase, climbing climbed 0.06% to $19,034.03.
In addition to Dogecoin, two other currencies posted drops. Uniswap UNIUSD, -0.26% dropped 1.27% to $6.01, and Polkadot DOTUSD, -0.09% sank 0.61% to $5.89.
In crypto-related company news, shares of Coinbase Global Inc. COIN, +4.39% rose 0.47% to $63.89, while MicroStrategy Inc. MSTR, +5.25% rallied 1.22% to $223.71. Riot Blockchain Inc. RIOT, +4.48% shares rose 0.72% to $5.62, and shares of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. MARA, +7.14% increased 1.28% to $11.06.
Overstock.com Inc. OSTK, +4.73% climbed 0.68% to $23.85, while Block Inc. SQ, +1.47% declined 2.08% to $54.04 and Tesla Inc. TSLA, +3.45% rose 0.88% to $209.11.
PayPal Holdings Inc. PYPL, -0.99% slipped 0.59% to $84.28, and Ebang International Holdings Inc. Cl A EBON, -4.40% shares declined 1.14% to 32 cents. NVIDIA Corp. NVDA, +2.23% climbed 0.32% to $122.33, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD, +1.82% dropped 0.59% to $57.09.
In the fund space, blockchain-focused Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF BLOK, +2.68% rose 0.03% to $17.91. The Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF BITQ, +3.11%, which is focused on pure-play crypto companies, declined 1.04% to $5.72. Grayscale Bitcoin Trust GBTC, which tracks the Bitcoin market price, slid 0.84% to $11.18.
- News2 hours ago
Breaking: Tinubu Makes Fresh Appointment
- Top Stories2 hours ago
Hardship: We’ll No Longer Watch Anyone Insult Tinubu – Doyin Okupe Vows
- Entertainment15 hours ago
BBNaija’s Dorathy goes naughty on her birthday(Photos)
- Top Stories19 hours ago
BREAKING: President Tinubu swears in seven new ministers
- Entertainment19 hours ago
Legendary music producer, Quincy Jones d!es at 91
- Top Stories15 hours ago
Breaking: Tinubu Directs Release Of Minors Arraigned For Hunger Protests
- News19 hours ago
Nigeria ranks fifth globally in daily social media usage
- Entertainment18 hours ago
Agatha Amata releases new photos on her 55th birthday