** Shares of cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related companies fall, tracking weakness in bitcoin
** Bitcoin BTC=, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, is down ~3%, while Ether ETH= down ~3.9%
** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global COIN falls ~5.6%, while U.S.-listed shares of blockchain farm operator Bitfarms Ltd BITF up 4.1%
** Crypto miners Riot Platforms Inc RIOT, Hut 8 Mining HUT and Marathon Digital MARA down between ~6.6% and ~8%