Cardano leads increases as largest cryptocurrencies start mixed

Ripple
XRPUSD,
+1.10%
and Bitcoin
BTCUSD,
+0.97%
rounded out the increases, ticking up 0.38% to 41 cents and 0.19% to $31,330.00.

In addition to Polkadot, three other currencies posted reductions. Dogecoin
DOGEUSD,
-2.21%
declined 2.60% to 8 cents, and Litecoin
LTCUSD,
-0.41%
fell 1.00% to $67.24.

Ethereum
ETHUSD,
+0.12%,
which rounded out the decreases, slipped 0.56% to $1,941.29.

In crypto-related company news, shares of Coinbase Global Inc.
COIN,
+3.57%
rose 4.59% to $78.78, while MicroStrategy Inc.
MSTR,
+13.36%
increased 8.12% to $237.21. Riot Blockchain Inc.
RIOT,
+0.28%
shares climbed 0.97% to $7.31, and shares of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.
MARA,
+1.56%
climbed 1.59% to $10.43.

Overstock.com Inc.
OSTK,
-3.50%
declined 3.06% to $31.32, while Block Inc.
SQ,
-2.11%
shed 3.19% to $87.63 and Tesla Inc.
TSLA,
-1.04%
fell 1.23% to $750.25.

PayPal Holdings Inc.
PYPL,
-1.28%
fell 1.44% to $83.98, and Ebang International Holdings Inc. Cl A
EBON,
+2.28%
shares rose 0.84% to 77 cents. NVIDIA Corp.
NVDA,
-0.15%
shed 1.32% to $185.63, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
AMD,
+0.60%
slid 1.44% to $101.33.

In the fund space, the Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF
BITQ,
+6.13%,
which is focused on pure-play crypto companies, rallied 5.17% to $8.75. Blockchain-focused Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF
BLOK,
+1.62%
increased 1.37% to $23.02. Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
GBTC,
which tracks the Bitcoin market price, climbed 7.44% to $20.37.

Editor’s Note: This story, which tracks nine of the top cryptocurrencies and excludes stable coins, was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones, FactSet and Kraken. See our market data terms of use.