Corrected: BUZZ-Crypto stocks along for the ride as bitcoin jumps 10%

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09/06/2021 19:07

(Corrects to say "April 14", not "May 14" in last bullet;
Corrects bullet 7 to say "Purpose Bitcoin ETF", not "Purpose
Bitcoin ETC")
    ** Cryptocurrency and blockchain-related firms jump as
bitcoin  BTC=BTSP  rises over 10% to $36,833.46 
    ** Cryptocurrency miners Riot Blockchain  RIOT.O  and
Marathon Patent Group  MARA.O  up 15.8% and 12.8%, respectively 
    ** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global  COIN.O  up 3.7% despite
first bearish analyst rating  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2NR2XD
    ** Bitcoin bank Silvergate Capital Corp  SI.N  up 5.7%;
online retailer and blockchain tech investor Overstock.com
 OSTK.O  up 1.4% 
    ** BTC buyer and business intelligence software co
MicroStrategy Inc  MSTR.O  gains 6.3%
    ** Chinese bitcoin mining gear maker Canaan  CAN.O  up 7.5%,
China-focused SOS  SOS.N  jumps 10.3% 
    ** Crypto-focused ETFs rise:  BLOK.N  4%; Toronto-listed
Purpose Bitcoin ETF  BTCCb.TO  adds 11.2% 
    ** Bitcoin rides a wave of positive sentiment after El
Salvador becomes first country in the world to adopt the
cryptocurrency as legal tender  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2NR0CY 
    ** Regulation "most uncertain area" for crypto assets,
decisions like El Salvador's create "grey area" for regulatory
framework in countries like the U.S. - Everett Millman of
Gainesville Coins told the Reuters Global Markets Forum https://refini.tv/3dnOb1f
    ** Interactive Brokers Group Inc  IBKR.O  says will offer
cryptocurrency trading within few months; brokerage's stock last
down 2%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2NR1JZ 
    ** YTD, BTC has risen ~26% but remains well below April 14
peak of $64,895

 (Reporting by Lisa Pauline Mattackal in Bengaluru)
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