Litecoin leads increases as largest cryptocurrencies start mixed

Uniswap UNIUSD climbed 1.28% to $27.15, and Ethereum ETHUSD rose 1.04% to $4,849.99.

Bitcoin BTCUSD saw the smallest increase, rising climbed 0.85% to $68,376.95.

In addition to Cardano, two other currencies posted reductions. Dogecoin DOGEUSD slid 0.98% to 27 cents, and Polkadot DOTUSD inched down 0.72% to $50.97.

In crypto-related company news, shares of Coinbase Global Inc. COIN declined 7.57% to $330.32, while MicroStrategy Inc. MSTR climbed 0.61% to $864.25. Riot Blockchain Inc. RIOT shares climbed 1.25% to $40.36, and shares of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. MARA slid 0.78% to $75.50.

Overstock.com Inc. OSTK slid 0.98% to $100.99, while Square Inc. Cl A SQ rallied 1.35% to $233.90 and Tesla Inc. TSLA rallied 3.07% to $1,054.91.

PayPal Holdings Inc. PYPL rose 0.70% to $206.86, and Ebang International Holdings Inc. Cl A EBON shares fell 3.65% to $2.25. NVIDIA Corp. NVDA shed 1.13% to $303.12, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD shed 0.70% to $145.17.

In the fund space, blockchain-focused Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF BLOK sank 0.36% to $62.11. The Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF BITQ, which is focused on pure-play crypto companies, slipped 0.94% to $33.78. Grayscale Bitcoin Trust GBTC, which tracks the Bitcoin market price, rose 2.04% to $54.58.

Editor's Note: This story, which tracks nine of the top cryptocurrencies and excludes stable coins, was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones, FactSet and Kraken. See our market data terms of use.