Investing.com - Bitcoin surpassed the US$47,000 mark on Friday the 9th for the first time in almost a month, boosting shares of cryptocurrency-related companies ahead of the stock market opening.

The leading digital currency has seen a 4.5% increase in the last 24 hours, trading at around $47,300 at the time of writing.

When it comes to cryptocurrency stocks, CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK), a bitcoin miner, led the gains, jumping more than 22% in pre-market trading. The increase came after the company closed up 12.8% on Thursday, driven by a solid fiscal first-quarter earnings report.

Other cryptocurrency miners such as Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) also recorded significant gains, with increases of approximately 9.2% and 10.7%, respectively.

At the same time, cryptocurrency broker Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) advanced more than 6%, while MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), Michael Saylor's company, rose 6.6%.