BUZZ-Crypto stocks rally after Trump lays out plans for strategic reserve

Reuters
03 Mar
BUZZ-Crypto stocks rally after Trump lays out plans for strategic reserve

** Cryptocurrency and blockchain-related stocks rise before the bell after President Donald Trump sets plans for new U.S. strategic reserve

** On Sun, Trump said in a post on Truth Social that bitcoin and ether will be at the heart of a new crypto reserve that would include a range of tokens such as XRP, solana and cardano

** It was the first time the U.S. President had named which assets would be involved

** Bitcoin BTC=, world's biggest cryptocurrency, tumbled on Fri to lowest levels since Nov amid global risk-off sentiment, and had been sliding for weeks on disappointment Trump had not followed through on pledges to loosen regulation

** BTC, which jumped nearly 10% on Sun, last off ~1% at $93,060

** Ether ETH=, which rose ~13% on Sun, last off ~6% to around $2,370

** Shares of bitcoin hoarder Strategy MSTR.O, formerly known as MicroStrategy, surges 13% premarket

** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global COIN.O up ~10%, while U.S.-listed shares of blockchain farm operator Bitfarms BITF.O up 11%

** Crypto miners lift: Riot Platforms RIOT.O , Mara Holdings MARA.O,, Hut 8 HUT.O and Bit Digital BTBT.O all up in range of 8.5%-10.5%

** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF BITO.P and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF IBIT.O both up >10%

** In 2024, BTC more than doubled in value

(Reporting by Lance Tupper in New York and Sanchayaita Roy in Bengaluru)(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)

((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))

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