** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies fall as bitcoin sheds $1,775
** Bitcoin , the world's biggest cryptocurrency, is currently trading more than 3% lower at $61,999, while ether
falls 0.3% to $3,132.8
** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global falls 4.6%, while blockchain farm operator Bitfarms Ltd down 4%
** Crypto miners: Riot Platforms Inc , Marathon Digital , U.S.-listed shares of Hut 8 , and Bit Digital down 5.9%-7.3%
** BTC mining machine maker Ebang International down 4.1%
** Software firm and BTC buyer MicroStrategy declines 3.5%
** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF falls 2.7%
** Including session's losses, BTC has risen 47.7% YTD
(Reporting by Khushi Singh in Bengaluru)
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