U.S. market indexes opened with minor changes, while leading crypto-related equities including MicroStrategy, Coinbase, and Circle experienced notable declines.
On October 22, U.S. markets opened with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.04%, the S&P 500 up 0.07%, and the Nasdaq Composite down 0.15%. Crypto-related stocks broadly declined: MicroStrategy fell 2.87%, Circle lost 0.34%, Coinbase dropped 1.94%, SmartBet retreated 3.28%, and Bitminer decreased 1.83%.