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• Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies jump as bitcoin and ethereum rally
• Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, jump 5.7% to $80,941.54; ether leaps 5.9% to $2,594.32
• Crypto mkt value rose despite Fed, BoJ rate hikes — suggesting they were priced in, says Alice Liu, head of research, CoinMarketCap
• "More important question now is how higher funding costs affect positioning" - Liu
• USD gains against the yen on Friday the BOJ rate hike, but investors doubtful of further increases [FRX/]
• Crypto exchange Coinbase Global jumps 11.2%, while bitcoin bull Strategy soars ~12.9%
• Trading platform Robinhood Markets gains 7.8%
• Crypto miners Riot Platforms Inc MARA Holdings , Hut 8 and Bit Digital ahead 3%-10% each
• BTC buyer Strategy leaps 12.12%
• BTC mining machine makers Ebang International and Canaan Inc climb 7.8% and 20%, respectively
• ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF adds 5.9%; iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF rises 6%
• YTD, including session, BTC down 7.6% , ETH down 7.7%
(Reporting by Darshan Kumar in Bengaluru)