Why Galaxy Stock Jumped 13% on Tuesday

Galaxy Digital (TSX:GLXY) stock saw shares explode with news coming from a major investment in both the company and Bitcoin.

Amy Legate-Wolfe

Author Bio Amy became interested in investing in 2018 after having her first daughter. After receiving a masters degree in journalism from Western University, she became frustrated that the finance industry remained a confusing place for Canadians like her: new parents, millennials, and other young people who needed to understand their finances. Now, Amy focuses on tech companies and renewable energy for growth opportunities, coupling that with long-term investing strategies and equities. She also provides investors with a daily newsletter, Canada Stock Digest, for daily market updates. Her work can also be found at Canada's National Observer, where she writes on the business side of climate action. Before joining Motley Fool Canada, Amy wrote for major news organizations including HuffPost, CTVNews.ca, and CBC. When she’s not researching investing strategies, Amy’s time is pretty much monopolized by her two wild daughters, but in what little spare time she has she loves to do yoga, go on walks with her dog, and travel with her husband. Social Media Follow Amy on LinkedIn and Canada Stock Digest. Favorite Investment Quote “October: This is one of the particularly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.” – Mark Twain

Published March 22, 2022 1:30 pm EDT

Galaxy Digital Holdings (TSX: GLXY) shares rose 13% early on Tuesday, as several announcements came out related to both the company and cryptocurrency in general.

What happened?

Galaxy Digital stock jumped 13% after Goldman-Sachs announced it would be the first major United States to trade cryptocurrency over the counter. And what firm are they using? Galaxy Digital, of course. The step isn’t just huge for Galaxy either but for banks in general, as it shows financial institutions are willing to move towards the development of cryptocurrency markets.

The jump also happened because Bitcoin rose once more, passing $54,000 on Tuesday. This came on news that Bridgewater Associates would be creating a hedge fund to invest in Bitcoin specifically. And, of course, Galaxy Digital stock holds and mines a lot of Bitcoin.

So what?

There is so much going on I hardly know where to start. But let’s start with the Goldman-Sachs announcement. There are two major points to cover here. First, banks are now allowing an over-the-counter option to pick up cryptocurrency. Furthermore, these Bitcoin non-deliverable options are setting the stage for other financial institutions.

But in the case of Galaxy Digital stock, it’s the trader of choice. That is huge news, as it’s now the first one with the first financial institution doing this. Therefore, it’s likely that other financial institutions will look to it as well. So, this could be the start of something huge for Galaxy Digital.

Then there’s the rise in Bitcoin’s price with this new hedge fund. In case you didn’t know, Bridgewater is the world’s largest hedge fund, with US$150 billion in assets. So, with them investing in Bitcoin, it’s an enormous deal.

Now what?

We could be moving into a very bright time for cryptocurrency. You have the largest hedge fund in the world and one of the largest financial institutions in the world both agreeing that crypto, specifically Bitcoin, is a solid investment — so much so that it should be invested in and available for everyone to use.

And with Galaxy Digital stock investing and mining Bitcoin specifically and getting the nod from Goldman-Sachs, it’s bound to be a very bright time for it as well.

Shares of Galaxy Digital stock are up 12% on Tuesday and 5% in the last year. It currently trades at 4.8 times earnings with an analyst consensus potential upside of 100%.