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Strategy Inc

SharpLink Gaming, Inc.

ALT5 Sigma Corporation

The emergence in recent years of public companies whose primary business is acquiring and holding cryptocurrencies, and the rise of their own stocks, has been one of the highlights of enthusiasm in the digital asset market this year. But the collapse that began in October knocked the ground out from under many enthusiasts' feet. By the end of the year, the situation probably won't improve, and most publicly traded cryptocurrency companies will leave investors with losses.

Investors are getting out: most cryptocurrency companies will bring them losses

NVIDIA Corporation

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Nvidia's report this week lowered anxiety around a possible AI bubble by 24 hours. Alphabet shares hit a record high thanks to its powerful AI model Gemini 3. Tech giants Microsoft and Nvidia, as well as Claude's chatbot developer Anthropic, announced strategic partnerships, strengthening their position in the AI race. A court in the US dismissed a major antitrust lawsuit for the first time, finding Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp legal. The main events from November 17 to 21 - in our review.

Highlights of the week: Nvidia report, Alphabet's record, crypto's fall

Coinbase Global, Inc.

Shares of Coinbase and Strategy declined as the cryptocurrency market slumped

Ethereum drops 9% after multi-million dollar DeFi protocol hack

Robinhood Markets, Inc.

MARA Holdings, Inc.

Circle Internet Group

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by capitalization, rose in <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BTC-USD/">value </a>by more than 2% on Monday and once again broke the $110,000 per coin mark, at one point reaching $111,000. Investor optimism was fueled by a <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/japan-banks-may-soon-hold-021428639.html">report</a> that Japan's top financial regulator is considering rule changes that would allow the country's banks to store bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Yahoo Finance<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-rises-25-retakes-111000-leading-crypto-stocks-higher-as-markets-stabilize-after-october-sell-off-162353733.html"> explains</a>. This indicates growing institutional acceptance of the sector, the portal believes.

The bitcoin price has once again crossed the $110,000 mark. That's still 12% below the peak

Bitcoin is up 28% since the beginning of the year and Ethereum is up 32%

Citi raised its forecast on Ether and lowered it on bitcoin. Is "digital gold" weakening?

The combined capitalization of the cryptocurrency market has fallen by about $300 billion in the current week, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-26/crypto-s-300-billion-wipeout-marks-harshest-selloff-in-months">reported</a>. The sharp weakening of leveraged positions hit the largest tokens and brought market sentiment down to its lowest point since early summer.

The crypto market lost $300 billion in value in a week. Bitcoin has the worst decline since March

CEA Industries Inc.

Some of these companies are now worth less than the cryptocurrency on their balance sheets

Cryptocurrencies have started buying back their shares in an attempt to stem the slump in stock prices - FT

Gemini Space Station

Deutsche Bank expects bitcoin to rise above $120,000 by the end of 2025

Cryptocurrency stocks fell in parallel with bitcoin's correction. Will it last?

The largest cryptocurrency is down 13% from the record set in August

Bitcoin is approaching a seven-week low. When will it return to growth?

In recent weeks, it is Ethereum, not bitcoin, that has attracted the main attention of crypto traders 

Ethereum updated the record, bitcoin collapsed after the sale of the "whale". What to expect from the crypto?

Datacentrex, Inc.

Shares of micro-cap digital marketing firm Thumzup Media, <a href="https://thumzupmedia.com/about/company-overview/default.aspx">backed</a>&nbsp;by a son of U.S. President Trump, plunged more than 40% yesterday, August 19. The company announced <a href="https://www.thumzupmedia.com/investor-relations/investor-news/news-details/2025/Thumzup-to-Acquire-Dogehash-Technologies-Inc--a-Leader-in-DOGE-Digital-Asset-Mining/default.aspx">plans</a>&nbsp;to merge with Dogehash Technologies, a private Dogecoin and Litecoin miner. Noble Capital Markets <a href="https://www.channelchek.com/news-channel/dogecoin-mining-gets-boost-from-thumzups-50m-investment">thinks</a>&nbsp;the combined entity could become a leading player in the nascent Dogecoin mining industry.