Coinbase shares plunge almost 80% from November high, amid selloffs of crypto stocks and funds
By Frances Yue
Shares of crypto-related companies and funds ended sharply lower Monday, with Coinbase's shares finishing at the lowest level in history, as both bitcoin and major U.S. stock indexes finished at multi-month lows.
Shares of Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) plunged 19.5% to end at $83.51 Monday, while booking the worst single-day decline in history, according to Dow Jones market data. The crypto exchange's shares fell more than 77% from the all-time high of $368.90 set in November, when bitcoin also hit a record high, according to FactSet data.
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For other crypto-related companies, shares of Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR) lost 25.6% to end at $219.05.
Mining company Riot Blockchain Inc. (RIOT) shares closed 19.2% lower at $7.67. Shares of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. (MARA) lost 19.2% to $12.08. Another miner, Ebang International Holdings Inc. (EBON) lost 6.1% to end at $0.81.
Overstock.com Inc. (OSTK)'s shares were down 4% to $33.54.
Shares of Block Inc. (SQ) formally known as Square, tanked 12.8% to $83.89. TeslaInc. (TSLA)'s shares lost 9.7% to $787.11.
PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL) declined 2.6% to $79.53. Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) lost 9.2% to $169.50.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) dropped 9.4% to $86.36 at Thursday close.
Among crypto funds, ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) went down 14% to $19.23 Thursday, while Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BTF) was down 14% to $11.93. VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF (XBTF) 14% to $30.17.
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) plunged 17% to $20.65.
-Frances Yue
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 09, 2022 16:21 ET (20:21 GMT)
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