MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR) and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) are trading lower by 2.66% to $274.42 and 3.90% to $68.06 respectively Monday morning. Shares of crypto-related stocks are trading lower amid a weekend decrease in the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH).
What Happened?
Crypto-related stocks have also been volatile amid a rebound in crypto last week but fell following news of Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Bitcoin sale.
Bitcoin is trading 3.0% lower at around $21,903 over the trailing 24 hours.
Ethereum is trading 4.8% lower at around $1,521 over the trailing 24 hours.
Bitcoin and Ethereum are still otherwise trading near 1-month highs Monday.
Why it Matters
When Tesla announced second-quarter earnings after the market close Wednesday, the electric automaker revealed it has sold off 75% of its Bitcoin position.
The company netted $963 million from the sale of its Bitcoin after citing an impairment loss of $101 million on its Bitcoin position in 2021... Read More
MicroStrategy is a provider of enterprise analytics and mobility software.
Coinbase Global provides financial infrastructure and technology for the crypto-economy in the United States and internationally.
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