On July 17, U.S. equity markets demonstrated modest gains, with the Dow Jones advancing 0.5%, the S&P 500 increasing by 0.3%, and the Nasdaq climbing 0.25%. Within this positive market environment, cryptocurrency-related stocks showed notable upward momentum, reflecting growing investor interest in the digital asset sector. Key performers included MicroStrategy (MSTR), which rose 3.07% on a substantial trading volume of $4.783 billion, and Circle (CRCL), surging 19.39% with $9.796 billion in volume.
Other significant movers were Coinbase (COIN), up 2.62% with $5.749 billion traded, and MARA Holdings (MARA), which gained 3.62% on $976 million volume. Smaller cap names also experienced strong rallies, such as BTCS (BTCS) increasing 21.26% on $255 million volume, and Bit Digital (BTBT) rising 19.45% with $357 million traded. Additionally, SharpLink Gaming (SBET) and Bitmine Immersion (BMNR) posted impressive gains of 29.03% and 12.11%, respectively, supported by robust trading activity.