** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related firms rise on Weds as bitcoin tops $100,000 for the first time in three months
** Bitcoin 
BTCUSD, world’s biggest cryptocurrency, up 4.3% to $100,958, after climbing as high as $101,531
** Ether 
ETHUSD 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 
COIN up 6%. Co on Thurs announced $2.9 bln deal to buy crypto option exchange Deribit
** BTC stockpiler Strategy 
MSTR, formerly known as MicroStrategy, up 7% on the session
** Retail trading platform Robinhood 
HOOD surges nearly 9%
** Crypto miners up: Riot Platforms 
RIOT >8%, Mara Holdings 
MARA 7%, Cleanspark 
CLSK ~10%, Bit Digital 
BTBT ~5%
** ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF 
BITO and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 
IBIT 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
