Crypto: Crypto companies and funds rally as bitcoin rise, Dow jumps 700 points

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Major crypto-related stocks and funds rallied Tuesday as bitcoin climbed 3%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+2.32%

jumped more than 700 points.

The largest cryptocurrency
BTCUSD,
+2.01%

is trading at around $20,089, according to CoinDesk data. The Dow
DJIA,
+2.32%

rose 2.4% to 30,204, and the S&P 500
SPX,
+2.77%

gained 2.7% to 3,778, according to FactSet data. The Nasdaq Composite went up 3% to 11,153.

Stock indexes extended the Monday gains amid hopes that global central banks may slow down their interest rate hiking plans.

See: If Powell “gives up this fight, you’re going to see Bitcoin and other assets take right back off,” said Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz

Following such leads, Coinbase Global Inc.
COIN,
+8.78%

shares on Tuesday surged almost 10% to around $72.32, and Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy Inc.
MSTR,
+5.52%

 shares advanced 8.9% to $244.04.

Shares of mining company Riot Blockchain Inc.
RIOT,
+3.76%

 shares added 7.4% to $7.69, and that of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.
MARA,
+12.45%

rallied 15% to $12.65. Another miner, Ebang International Holdings Inc.
EBON,
+3.96%

 gained 5% to $0.44.

Overstock.com Inc.
OSTK,
+5.27%

 shares rose 5.5% to $26.85. Shares of Block Inc
SQ,
+11.99%
,
 formerly known as Square, increased 8.8% to $60.68.

Tesla Inc.
TSLA,
+1.75%

 advanced 4.7% to $253.40, and PayPal Holdings Inc.
PYPL,
+6.00%

jumped 4.2% to $91.37. Nvidia Corp.
NVDA,
+4.33%

 shares rose 4.3% to $130.47.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
AMD,
+2.96%

 shares hiked 4% to $68.71.

Among crypto funds, ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF
BITO,
+2.45%

went up 3.2% to $12.45 Thursday, while its Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF
BITI,
-2.55%

 lost 3.2% to $36.87.

Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF
BTF,
+2.93%

 traded 3.1% higher at around $7.75, and VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF
XBTF,
+3.36%

climbed 3.7% to $19.79.

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
GBTC,
+2.92%

 posted a 4.5% gain to $12.19.