Nov 30 (Reuters) - ** Shares of cryptocurrency and
blockchain-related companies rise as bitcoin bounces
** Bitcoin BTC=BTSP , the world's biggest cryptocurrency,
hit a two-week high at $17,072 on Wednesday, inching closer to
its 200-day moving average
** Crypto miners Riot Blockchain RIOT.O , Marathon Digital
MARA.O , Hut 8 Mining HUT.O , Bit Digital BTBT.O and Core
Scientific CORZ.O up 1.1%-7.3%
** Crypto bank Silvergate Capital SI.N gains ~4%, software
firm and BTC buyer MicroStrategy MSTR.O adds 3.2%
** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global COIN.O advances 3.6%
** BTC mining machine maker Canaan Inc CAN.O up 4.2%
** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF BITO.P adds 3%
** BTC has dropped 63% so far in 2022, which is shaping up
to be its worst since 2018, as the spectacular collapse of UST
stablecoin and crypto exchange FTX shook the industry
(Reporting by Medha Singh)
((medha.singh@thomsonreuters.com))