- Fear & Greed Index drops to 12, creating buying zone for best cryptocurrency stocks.
- Bitcoin trades at $70,856 USD, down 0.9% on April 13 per CoinMarketCap.
- Coinbase (COIN) tops MarketBeat's best cryptocurrency stocks, up 5.2% weekly.
By Nia Ashford April 13, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Fear & Greed Index drops to 12, signaling extreme fear and buying zone for best cryptocurrency stocks.
- Bitcoin trades at $70,856 USD, down 0.9% on April 13, per CoinMarketCap.
- Coinbase (COIN) tops MarketBeat's list of best cryptocurrency stocks, up 5.2% weekly on blockchain demand.
MarketBeat named COIN, MSTR, MARA, RIOT, and CLSK the 5 best cryptocurrency stocks on April 12, 2026. The Fear & Greed Index hit 12. Extreme fear draws luxury jewelry investors to these picks.
High-net-worth individuals diversify beyond physical gems. Blockchain powers gemstone traceability for Cartier and Bulgari. Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst, states crypto stocks yield 20-30% annualized returns in recoveries.
Fear & Greed Index Hits 12 Extreme Fear
Crypto Fear & Greed Index fell to 12 on April 13 via CoinGecko data. BTC dipped 0.9% to $70,856 USD. ETH traded at $2,187 USD, down 0.7%.
BNB rose 0.6% to $598 USD. XRP dropped 0.3% to $1.33 USD. USDT stayed at $1.00 USD. Low sentiment attracts institutions.
LVMH jewelry divisions hedge gold at $2,650 USD/oz on April 13, per Kitco.
Coinbase (COIN) Tops Best Cryptocurrency Stocks
Coinbase leads with $52 billion market cap per Bloomberg. Shares rose 5.2% last week. Volume surged 15% to 12 million shares daily.
COIN supports blockchain for luxury chains. Richemont cut diamond fraud 40% via similar tech, per RJC. Dan Ives, Wedbush Managing Director, projects $6.5 billion COIN revenue in 2026.
Jewelry investors put 5-10% in COIN. It offsets 18k gold Van Cleef Alhambra at $10,000+.
MicroStrategy (MSTR) Owns 252,000 BTC
MicroStrategy holds 252,000 BTC worth $17.8 billion. Shares hit $1,450, up 3.1% weekly. BTC drove 150% YTD gains.
MSTR acts as Bitcoin proxy like digital gold. Jewelers take BTC payments, saving 2-3% forex. Matt Hougan, Bitwise CIO, deems MSTR a 2x beta BTC play.
MSTR backs green mining like Fairmined gold in Bulgari 18k pieces.
Marathon Digital (MARA), Riot (RIOT) Ramp Hashrate
MARA ranks third at 23.3 EH/s hashrate, up 45% YoY per Glassnode. Shares reached $22.50 USD, cap $6.2 billion. RIOT follows at 12.4 EH/s, $14.80 USD.
Miners secure ledgers tracking gems from mines to ateliers. LVMH Aura logs 1.2 million items yearly. MARA drops costs to $0.04/kWh, margins at 28%.
Traceable lab-grown diamonds cost $3,500/carat, 30% under mined VS1s.
CleanSpark (CLSK) Delivers 8.7 EH/s Renewables
CleanSpark finishes at 8.7 EH/s using 90% renewables. Shares at $18.20 USD, cap $4.1 billion. Margins hit 35%.
Susanne Chalker, McKinsey Luxury Partner, notes CLSK enables SCS-certified chains. Pieces fetch 15-20% resale premiums.
Collectors assign 2-5% to CLSK alongside vintage Cartier.
Jewelry Giants Adopt Blockchain Supply Chains
Richemont digitized 25% of chains in Q1 2026 per earnings call. LVMH hit 18% via Aura. Demand lifts best cryptocurrency stocks like COIN.
Jewelry market totals $350 billion per Bain & Company. Crypto stocks take 3% luxury allocations, up from 0.5% in 2024.
Buyers seek on-chain conflict-free proof. Signet invests $200 million.
Crypto Stocks Gain in Luxury Market Shifts
Luxury groups hold 42% share per Reuters. Independents claim 28% via blockchain. Lab-growns grab 12% volume.
COIN processes 4.5 million weekly luxury NFTs. MSTR sparks Richemont BTC tests. Fear at 12 undervalues best cryptocurrency stocks.
BTC halving or $5 billion daily ETF inflows may shatter $70,000 resistance.
