
Crypto stocks gain as bitcoin hits two-month high
** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related firms advance on Fri, tracking bitcoin climb to highest level in two months** Bitcoin , world's biggest cryptocurrency, up 2.2% to $95,551; Ether lifts 2.8% to $1,812** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global up 2%, and BTC proxy Strategy , formerly known as MicroStrategy, up 5%** Retail trading platform Robinhood up ~2%** Crypto miners rise: Riot Platforms 2%, Mara Holdings 2.6%, Cleanspark 3%, Bit Digital 3%** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF both up 2%** YTD, BTC now up ~2% after hitting 2025 low of $74,446 on Apr 7