The three major U.S. stock indexes collectively opened higher, with the Dow up 0.20%, the Nasdaq up 0.50%, and the S & P 500 up 0.38%. Bitcoin re-touched $70,000 after nearly two months, blockchain concept stocks rose, Marathon Digital rose more than 4%, MicroStrategy and
Coinbase rose more than 3%, and Canaan Technology and Riot Platforms rose nearly 4%.