Bitcoin-related stocks and tech stock futures such as Invesco’s QQQ are higher in pre-market trading than Bitcoin. surpassed $92,000, briefly touching $93,000 during Monday’s Asian morning,
Strategy (MSTR) is up 3.5% at $163 per share and is expected to announce another Bitcoin buy later Monday. STRC, the perpetual preferred stock, is nearing par at $100 after the company increased the dividend rate to 11%. While Strive (ASST), another Bitcoin cash company, is up 12%, closing in on the $1 level.
AI-related miners are also extending their earnings. Cipher Mining (CIFR) and IREN (IREN) are both up more than 2% after rising 10% and 13% on Friday, bringing their stock prices to $17 and $44 respectively. Hive Digital (HIVE) is up 6% at $3 per share.
MARA Holdings (MARA) is up 3.5% to over $10 per share, while fellow Bitcoin miners Riot Platforms (RIOT) and CleanSpark (CLSK) are each up about 3%.
At the same time, following developments in Venezuela and the United States, metals continued their rally, with gold and silver increasing by 2% and 4% respectively. The DXY index is also slightly higher, approaching 99.
