Wall Street is setting records: the NASDAQ and S&P 500 indices have reached all-time highs. The crypto market also grew in April. How did this affect the stocks of companies that mine Bitcoin, invest in the leading cryptocurrency, or accept $BTC as payment?
Binance Futures, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges, has announced a new step toward diversifying its trading products. The company stated that on April 20, 2026, users will gain access to three new USDⓈ-margined perpetual futures contracts.
Securitize has tokenised the common shares of Currenc Group Inc. (CURR), a company listed on Nasdaq. According to the company, these are the first publicly traded shares tokenised at the protocol level and made available simultaneously on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains.
On Thursday, Wall Street mostly closed lower as President Donald Trump's national address, in which he promised to deliver an "extremely strong blow" to Iran, dashed the brief optimism from Wednesday and led to a sharp rise in oil prices. Oil reached $111 per barrel, as Trump's speech disrupted the rally tied to de-escalation of the conflict on April 1.being a critical support level, and breaking it could trigger a chain reaction of liquidations.
A U.S. federal court has allowed a lawsuit against Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang to proceed as a class action. The case concerns investors who purchased shares between August 10, 2017 and November 15, 2018.
Derivatives allow investors to gain exposure to major company stocks using Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral. Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has announced the launch of 24/7 trading for perpetual contracts on stocks and indices, with the option to use cryptocurrencies as collateral. All contracts are denominated in the stablecoin USDT.
NVIDIA shares fell by 1.37% to $177.93 at the close of trading on March 19. As a result, the decline dragged down the entire semiconductor sector. Market participants recorded negative dynamics immediately after Jensen Huang’s positive speech at the GTC conference. The current sell-off coincided with an after-hours decline in Micron Technology shares.
The cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has expanded its spot market by adding tokenized assets from Ondo Global Markets. The platform now offers U.S. stocks, index ETFs, and instruments linked to precious metals, according to a press release.
According to several sources, Ripple has launched a $750 million share buyback program, offering to repurchase stakes from early investors based on a company valuation of approximately $50 billion.
Nasdaq, in partnership with the digital asset platform Kraken, will offer trading in tokenized versions of publicly traded stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This was reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Shares of software developers dropped sharply due to investor concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on the industry. The correction in the technology segment heightened tension in financial markets and affected Bitcoin.
Shares of crypto-related companies — Coinbase, Circle, Galaxy Digital, IREN, and Riot Platforms — climbed amid renewed strength in the software sector.
The cryptocurrency crash hit not only the wallets of Bitcoin and other coin holders but also all assets connected to the crypto market. Shares of Coinbase, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, founded in 2012, fell nearly to a yearly low. Is it really that bad?
Shares of CleanSpark (CLSK) fell 19.13% during the main trading session and dropped an additional 8.6% after the close, reaching $7.55. On Friday, February 6, the price saw a slight premarket recovery to $8.06.
Public cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase, Gemini, and Bullish are facing tough times. Over the past three months, their shares have fallen by 55% due to a mass exit of retail investors.
Binance exchange is exploring the possibility of relaunching trading in tokenized stocks — for the first time in five years after discontinuing the service in 2021. A platform representative told Cointelegraph that “exploring the potential of offering tokenized equities is a natural next step” in bridging traditional finance and cryptocurrencies.
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