Bitcoin rose to around $83,500, up 0.6% since midnight UTC and its highest level in a week, as an earnings-led rebound in Asian technology stocks lifted risk assets.
SpaceX and Tesla formed special committees to discuss a merger that would combine more than 30,000 bitcoin, while South Korea’s Kospi index rose 3.29% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.44%
Near led the CoinDesk 100 Index with a 6.0% gain, while zcash extended a jump of about 11% over the past day after developers set a November date for the privacy-focused blockchain’s upgrade. Bitcoin BTC$82,687.80 reached its highest level in a week on Wednesday, trading around $83,500 and adding 0.6% since midnight UTC, as an earnings-led rebound in Asian technology stocks lifted risk assets. SpaceX SPCX and Super Micro Computer (SMCI) set the tone with strong results on Tuesday in the U.S.
South Korea’s Kospi advanced 3.29% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.44%. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla TSLA, said the two companies have formed special committees to discuss a merger, which would combine more than 30,000 bitcoin ($2.5 billion) held on their balance sheets. Altcoins moved with bitcoin, with ether ETH$2,450.64 gaining 0.6% to near $2,460 and the CoinDesk 80 (CD80) rising 0.47%, against 0.64% for the CoinDesk 5 (CD5).