Bitcoin Surges Past $116K As Ether Jumps Nearly 4%

  • Bitcoin surpassed the $116,000 mark, rising 2% in 24 hours and peaking at $116,600. This rally coincides with a potential U.S. government shutdown and gold trading near $3,900.
  • Ether (ETH) increased nearly 4% within the same period, reaching $4,287.
  • The European session's bitcoin surge impacted U.S. crypto equities:
    • Strive (ASST) rose 25% to $3.15.
    • Strategy (MSTR) increased by over 2%, hitting $328 per share.
    • Bitfarms (BITF) climbed 3% in pre-market trading to $2.91.
    • Kindly MD (NAKA) saw a 7% increase.