Bitcoin-Related Companies Show Pre-Market Gains as BTC Nears $46K

bitcoin (BTC) has added more than 7% in the last 24 hours to around $45,600, the highest level since early April 2022. US-listed companies such as cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN), software developer MicroStrategy (MSTR), which holds a large amount of bitcoin – and mining companies Marathon Digital (MARA) and Riot Blockchain (RIOT) took advantage of the bullish momentum to show significant gains in pre-market trading.