<p>Galaxy Digital shares <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/198067/argo-blockchain-to-sell-helios-mining-facility-to-galaxy-digital">rose</a> more than 13% a day after saying it would buy Argo Blockchain's Helios mining facility.</p> <p>The company will pay $65 million for the facility and will also provide a $35 million loan to Argo.</p> <div id="attachment_198418"class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 2108px;"><img class="has-caption wp-image-198418 size-full" src="https://www.tbstat.com/wp/uploads/2022/12/image-69.png" alt="" width="2098" height="1322" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><a href="https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=TSX%3AGLXY" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>GLXY Chart via TradingView</em></a></p></div> <p>Other crypto-related stocks saw mixed performances, with Silvergate down 1.4% and Coinbase up 0.8%. Traditional markets rose, with the S&amp;P 500 closing up 1.75% and the Nasdaq up 2.59%.</p> <p>Bitcoin and ether were higher, up 0.8% and 1%, respectively, over the 24 hours before 5:30 p.m. EST.</p> <p>Avalanche's AVAX <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/198354/avalanches-avax-tops-market-cap-of-solanas-sol-coinbase-pops-8">continued</a> to gain over Solana's SOL, expanding the spread between the two.</p><br /><span class="copyright"><p>© 2023 The Block Crypto, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.</p> </span>