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After a troubling start to August, it appears that investors’ risk tolerance is widening as Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN), MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) and other crypto-related stocks are grinding higher in Wednesday afternoon trading as bitcoin (BTC-USD) bounces.
Bitcoin (BTC-USD), the world’s largest digital token by market cap, is perking up 2.3% to $23.51K as of around 3:00 p.m. ET. And ethereum (ETH-USD) is rising 1.9% to $1.66K over the past 24 hours.
As some view bitcoin (BTC-USD) as a leading indicator of risk sentiment, it’s not surprising that all three major U.S. stock indices are also in the green, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq (COMP.IND) +2.7% amid the latest round of corporate earnings.
From a purely technical perspective, bitcoin (BTC-USD) is changing hands above its 200-day weekly moving average — standing at around $22.9K at the time of writing — suggesting that renewed interest in the crypto market is taking hold.
In addition, bitcoin-focused funds last week experienced inflows of $85M, while short-bitcoin funds saw outflows of just $2.6M, GlobalBlock analyst Marcus Sotiriou wrote in a note, citing data from CoinShares. “This is the first week of outflows for the short-Bitcoin product after a 5-week run of inflows,” he added.
Recall during the depths of a stock and crypto “bloodbath” in mid-June when Scaramucci urged investors to remain disciplined and buy. Since then bitcoin (BTC-USD) has climbed roughly 17%.
When compared with other crypto-related stocks, most of which are catching a bid intraday, Coinbase (COIN) +19.4% and MicroStrategy (MSTR) +12.7% are certainly taking the lead. Crypto miner stocks such as Hut 8 Mining (HUT) +10.8%, Bitfarms (BITF) +7.7% and Core Scientific (CORZ) +5.5% are seeing solid gains as well.
The bullish price action in MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares comes a day after the founder Michael Saylor stepped down as CEO after his company posted a loss of nearly $1B.
Earlier, two senators unveiled a bill that would put bitcoin and ether within the scope of the CFTC.