Cryptocurrencies rise Friday, bucking broader market meltdown
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Bitcoin rose on Friday after China retaliated against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, while stocks continued to crater following their worst day since 2020.
The price of the flagship cryptocurrency rose more than 2% to $83,959.19, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as much as $84,717.51. Most of the major cryptocurrencies were also in the green Friday. Solana and dogecoin jumped about 6% each.
Most crypto-related stocks fell again, however, with Coinbase down about 6%. The bitcoin proxy MicroStrategy advanced nearly 4%. Meanwhile, spot gold fell 2.4% to $3,037.30 an ounce, while U.S. gold futures were down 2.05% at $3,057.90.
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