** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies rise premarket as bitcoin, ethereum prices recover from two-day slide
** Bitcoin , the world's most valuable cryptocurrency, up 2.6% at $70,666, while Ether rises 1.8% to $3,575.1
** Coinbase Global rises 2.8%, while blockchain farm operator Bitfarms up 2.3%
** Crypto miners Riot Platforms Marathon Digital
, U.S.-listed shares of Hut 8 , and Bit Digital
up 1.4%-2.8%
** Software firm and BTC buyer MicroStrategy gain 3.4%
** Canaan up 1.4%, while ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF adds 3.1%
** Bitcoin is on track for gains of over 68% so far this quarter, boosted by U.S. regulatory approval for 11 spot bitcoin ETFs in January
** Ether is set for gains of over 56% QTD, while MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 100 Index is set for a 62.5% increase
(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru)
((johann.mcherian@thomsonreuters.com;))
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