
Crypto stocks fall tracking bitcoin weakness
** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies fall premarket, as Bitcoin falls below $100,000** Bitcoin , the world's biggest cryptocurrency, down about 6.3% to $98,547, while Ether (ETH=) falls 8.4% to $3050** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global falls 6.9%, while Blockchain farm operator Bitfarms Ltd down about 4%** Crypto miners: Riot Platforms Inc , MARA Holdings , U.S.-listed shares of Hut 8 , and Bit Digital down between 9.7% to 6.4%** BTC buyer MicroStrategy declines 6.7% ** Canaan Inc down 5.3% ** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO.O) falls 5.9%** U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive order last week creating a new working group to draw up crypto regulations, and explore the creation of a U.S. cryptocurrency stockpile ** Crypto markets have soared since Trump's election on hopes for more favourable regulations ** BTC gained 120% in 2024