Crypto-linked stocks fall as bitcoin slides ahead of Clarity Act vote, Fed decision
BUZZ-Crypto-linked stocks fall as bitcoin slides ahead of Clarity Act vote, Fed decision ** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies fall premarket
** Bitcoin BTC= falls nearly 3% ahead of voting on Clarity Act later in the day, and the Federal Reserve's rate decision on Wednesday
** The Clarity Act aims to create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, and had stalled amid concerns of insufficient ethics and illicit finance safeguards
** Bitcoin BTC=, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, down 2.9% at $76,833.83, while Ether ETH= falls 3.8% to $2471.74
** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global COIN.O falls 4.7%
** Crypto miners: Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O MARA Holdings MARA.O, Hut 8 HUT.O, and Bit Digital BTBT.O down between 1.6% and 2.2%
** BTC buyer Strategy MSTR.O slips 4.5%
** BTC mining machine maker Canaan Inc CAN.O down 5%
** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF BITO.P falls 2.8%
** iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF IBIT.O down 2.8%
** As of last close, BTC down 12.4% YTD, ETH down 17%
(Reporting by Utkarsh Hathi in Bengaluru)