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U.S. Crypto Stocks Surge in Pre-Market Trading as Bitcoin Tops $100K

The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Semler Scientific (SMLR).

Crypto-related equities jumped before the U.S. market open after bitcoin (BTC) broke through the $100,000 psychological barrier, adding 4% in 24 hours.

Medical device company Semler Scientific (SMLR) led gains, adding more than 7% and approaching $70 a share. The company holds 1,570 BTC, according to bitcointreasuries.net.

Self-described bitcoin development company MicroStrategy (MSTR), with 402,100 BTC, is up over 6.5%. It holds the most bitcoin among all publicly listed companies.

MARA Holdings (MARA), with the second-largest stash, also rose more than 6%. The bitcoin miner completed an $850 million offering of a zero-coupon convertible senior note due in 2031. The proceeds will primarily go towards acquiring bitcoin and repurchasing existing notes due 2026.

Other miners also rose.

IREN (IREN) added 4.6%. It plans to offer a $300 million convertible senior note due 2030, with an additional $45 million option. The proceeds will go toward funding capped call transactions, a prepaid forward share purchase, and general corporate purchases.

Hut 8, up almost 7%, announced a $500 million at-the-market (ATM) offering and a $250 million stock repurchase program to support growth and shareholder returns, including buying bitcoin as a reserve asset.

Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) gained 4.4%.

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