BUZZ - Bitcoin falls to a one-week low, dragging down cryptocurrency-related stocks

October 14 - ** On Wednesday, as Bitcoin fell to its lowest point in about a week, cryptocurrency and blockchain-related stocks dropped

** Bitcoin BTC= dropped 2.1%, quoted at $81,635.42; Ethereum ETH= fell 3.2%, quoted at $2,429.58

** Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global COIN.O declined 4.5%; Bitcoin holding strategy firm Strategy MSTR.O fell 5.1%

** Retail trading platform Robinhood Markets HOOD.O dropped 7.1%, while Webull BULL.O declined 4.1%

** Cryptocurrency miner stocks weakened: Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O fell 5.5%, Mara Holdings MARA.O dropped 7%, Bit Digital BTBT.O declined 8.2%, Hut 8 HUT.O dropped 10.9%

** Bitcoin mining machine manufacturer Canaan CAN.O fell 7.8%, stablecoin issuer Circle Internet CRCL.N declined 6.1%

** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF BITO.P and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF IBIT.O both dropped less than 2%

** American Bitcoin ABTC.O, supported by two sons of former US President Donald Trump, fell 8.9%

** Ethereum-related stocks Bitmine Immersion Technologies BMNR.A and Sharplink Gaming SBET.O dropped 4.8% and 7.7%, respectively

** Including today’s losses, Bitcoin has dropped 6.8% year-to-date, while Ethereum has fallen 18.4% year-to-date

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