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With bitcoin fast nearing $100,000, market analysts are closely watching the ETH/BTC price ratio.

Bitcoin’s run toward $100,000 has helped unleash massive gains for shares of a handful of cryptocurrency-adjacent companies. But it’s also raising questions about what it might mean for the rest of the stock market.

In 2021, the first Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hit the U.S. market. Following the launch, Morningstar analyst Ben Johnson told investors in no uncertain terms, "These aren't the Bitcoin ETFs you're looking for." The problem with that strategy is that price changes in futures contracts do not always mirror price changes in Bitcoin.

Tokens such as XRP and ADA jumped Friday on news that SEC chairman Gary Gensler planned to step down once Trump returns to the White House.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Wall Street titan Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary.

Here’s how crypto market hours work and what you need to know before investing.