** Cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies' shares rise premarket after Bitcoin surpassed $94,000 for the first time on Tuesday
** Bitcoin BTC= reaches record high after The Financial Times reported that Trump Media and Technology Group DJT.O is close to an all-stock acquisition of crypto trading firm Bakkt BKKT.N
** Bitcoin up 1.40% to $93,531, having lost some ground after hitting a record high on Tuesday
** Exchange operator Coinbase Global COIN.O up 0.70%; miners Riot Platforms RIOT.O and MARA Holdings MARA.O gain 1.55% and 2.47% respectively
** Bitcoin miner Bit Digital BTBT.O up 2.73%
** MicroStrategy MSTR.O, a major crypto investor, rises 3.03% and ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF BITO.P up 1.12%
** Cryptocurrency-linked firms have soared since the Nov. 5 U.S. election, driven by hopes of President-elect Donald Trump's support for digital assets
(Reporting by Ragini Mathur)
((Ragini.Mathur@thomsonreuters.com;))
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