Bitcoin’s run toward $100,000 has helped unleash massive gains for shares of a handful of cryptocurrency-adjacent companies. But it’s also raising questions about what it might mean for the rest of the stock market.

The financial market of 2024 feels like it’s having an identity crisis. Structured and disciplined on one side, chaotic and high on adrenaline on the other. On one hand, we’ve got benchmark stock indexes like the S&P 500 and the Dow,

Most U.S. stocks rose on Wall Street, but drops for Nvidia and some other heavyweight Big Tech companies kept indexes in check