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Crypto-related stocks jumped on Wednesday as the wider crypto market staged a strong recovery.
Nakamoto (NAKA), American Bitcoin (ABTC), BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), and Circle (CRCL) led the gains, while other crypto-related stocks, including Strategy (MSTR) and Coinbase (COIN), also moved higher.
The rally came as Bitcoin (BTC) returned above $68,000 for the first time since June. The move helped lift the wider crypto market, whose total capitalization rose 5.13% to about $2.32 trillion over 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data (on August 20 at 1:13 IST). Ethereum climbed by 8%, Solana gained 7%, and XRP added 4%.
NAKA was among the session’s biggest movers. According to Yahoo Finance data (August 20 at 1:13 IST), Nakamoto shares gained about 14% after rising from below $5.01 during early trading to above $6 before retracing.
The stock was trading at $5.71, giving the company a market capitalization of about $102 million.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, a company known for stacking large amounts of Ethereum, also posted a strong move as investors pushed its shares higher. According to data from Yahoo Finance (August 20 at 1:13 IST), the stock surged about 9.55% to now trade at $20.05.
BMNR nearly reached $20.03 before retracing. Its market valuation is also up, reaching a $12.11 billion value in just 24 hours.
American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), a crypto treasury company with a reported 20% ownership stake held by the Trump family, was another major mover during the session.
According to data from Yahoo Finance (as of August 20 at 1:13 IST), the stock gained more than 16% and was trading at $8.07 after reaching an intraday high of $8.25 before retracing.
Other crypto-related stocks also advanced. MARA gained 5.75%, while Circle (CRCL) rose nearly 10%, according to data from Yahoo Finance.
MSTR moved from below $92 to an intraday high of $106.50 before giving up part of the gain. It was trading at $104.07, up more than 12% over the previous 24 hours.
Coinbase’s COIN gained about 11% after climbing from a daily low near $146 to $163.33. The rise pushed Coinbase’s market value to about $42.86 billion, with average trading volume at around 7.9 million.
The gains across crypto-linked stocks came as Bitcoin and other major digital assets moved higher, providing a broader market backdrop for the equity rally.
The rally in crypto assets coincided with developments in the U.S. Treasury market.
The U.S. Treasury announced on Wednesday that it would double the size of some long-term Treasury debt buybacks to at least $4 billion per operation, up from the previously planned $2 billion.
The announcement followed a major bond selloff that had pushed the 30-year Treasury yield to 5.34%, its highest level since 2007. Treasury said the larger buybacks would provide more liquidity to the longer-term bond market. After the announcement, the 30-year yield fell as low as 5.187%, while the 10-year yield dropped to about 4.66%.
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