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Large cryptocurrencies were mixed during morning trading on Wednesday, with Ripple seeing the biggest move, rising 4.78% to 44 cents.

Ethereum led the decreases with a 1.70% drop to $1,790.46.

Five other cryptocurrencies saw increases Wednesday. Polygon rose 1.81% to 86 cents, and Dogecoin climbed 1.44% to 7 cents.

Uniswap climbed 0.70% to $5.15, and Solana rose 0.54% to $20.58.

Cardano, which saw the smallest increase, climbed 0.45% to 37 cents.

In addition to Ethereum, two other currencies posted drops. Bitcoin dropped 1.19% to $26,628.10, and Polkadot slid 0.35% to $5.25.

In crypto-related company news, shares of Coinbase Global Inc. sank 0.59% to $57.54, while MicroStrategy Inc. fell 1.08% to $270.50. Riot Platforms Inc. shares slipped 0.78% to $10.77, and shares of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. sank 0.65% to $9.19.

Overstock.com Inc. sank 0.92% to $18.25, while Block Inc. inched down 0.02% to $55.53 and Tesla Inc. increased 1.88% to $169.65.

PayPal Holdings Inc. slipped 0.51% to $60.49, and Ebang International Holdings Inc. shares rose 0.72% to $5.58. NVIDIA Corp. increased 1.13% to $295.43, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. fell 1.08% to $100.38.

In the fund space, blockchain-focused Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF inched down 0.61% to $19.44. The Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF, which is focused on pure-play crypto companies, fell 1.00% to $6.38. Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which tracks the Bitcoin market price, fell 1.09% to $14.47.


Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet.


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