• 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 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 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
(Reporting by Sanchayaita Roy in Bengaluru)