** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies
fall premarket as bitcoin falls 2% to $42,685
** Bitcoin BTC=BTSP , the world's biggest cryptocurrency,
touches a six-day low, while Ether ETH=BTSP falls 1.3% to
$2,243.7
** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global COIN.O falls ~1%, while
Blockchain farm operator Bitfarms Ltd BITF.O down 1.7%
** Crypto miners: Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O and Hut 8
Mining HUT.O fall over 1.5% each, while Bit Digital BTBT.O
down 2.6%, Marathon Digital Holdings falls 0.9%
** Software firm and BTC buyer MicroStrategy MSTR.O
declines 1.7%
** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF BITO.P falls 2.5%
** As of last close, BTC up 158% YTD
(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Purvi.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))