Polkadot leads decreases as largest cryptocurrencies start mixed

Ripple
XRPUSD,
+0.31%
and Bitcoin
BTCUSD,
+0.12%
rounded out the increases, ticking up 0.07% to 46 cents and 0.06% to $20,420.04.

In addition to Polkadot, three other currencies posted drops. Bitcoin Cash
BCHUSD,
-0.09%
slipped 0.24% to $114.58, and Litecoin
LTCUSD,
-0.22%
sank 0.18% to $54.82.

Cardano
ADAUSD,
-0.09%,
which rounded out the decreases, inched down 0.07% to 40 cents.

In crypto-related company news, shares of Coinbase Global Inc.
COIN,
+0.42%
climbed 1.95% to $67.55, while MicroStrategy Inc.
MSTR,
+1.09%
climbed 0.93% to $270.01. Riot Blockchain Inc.
RIOT,
-0.15%
shares rallied 1.31% to $6.98, and shares of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.
MARA,
-1.30%
climbed 0.23% to $13.14.

Overstock.com Inc.
OSTK,
+3.74%
rose 5.98% to $24.64, while Block Inc.
SQ,
+0.87%
increased 2.88% to $61.80 and Tesla Inc.
TSLA,
+1.86%
increased 1.81% to $231.66.

PayPal Holdings Inc.
PYPL,
+1.27%
increased 2.30% to $85.50, and Ebang International Holdings Inc. Cl A
EBON,
+3.32%
shares rose 2.39% to 32 cents. NVIDIA Corp.
NVDA,
+1.36%
increased 1.32% to $136.75, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
AMD,
+0.83%
rose 2.30% to $60.61.

In the fund space, the Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF
BITQ,
+0.98%,
which is focused on pure-play crypto companies, rose 2.44% to $6.29. Blockchain-focused Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF
BLOK,
-1.88%
slipped 0.89% to $18.84. Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
GBTC,
which tracks the Bitcoin market price, climbed 0.83% to $12.10.

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.