Crypto stocks rise as bitcoin surpasses $100,000 on trade deal hopes

** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related firms rise on Weds as bitcoin tops $100,000 for the first time in three months** Bitcoin , world's biggest cryptocurrency, up 4.3% to $100,958, after climbing as high as $101,531** Ether pops 14% to $2,050** Major equity indexes rally, along with risk assets such as crypto, after wide-ranging trade deal between the U.S. and Britain ** Shares of crypto exchange Coinbase Global up 6%. Co on Thurs announced $2.9 bln deal to buy crypto option exchange Deribit** BTC stockpiler Strategy , formerly known as MicroStrategy, up 7% on the session** Retail trading platform Robinhood surges nearly 9% ** Crypto miners up: Riot Platforms >8%, Mara Holdings 7%, Cleanspark ~10%, Bit Digital ~5%** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF both up >5%** BTC now up ~8% YTD and up sharply from 2025 low of $74,446 hit about a month ago. But it remains well below record high above $109,000 hit in early Jan