BUZZ — Bitcoin slide to one — week low hits crypto — linked stocks

* Cryptocurrency and blockchain-related stocks dip on Wednesday after bitcoin drifts to its lowest level in about a week * Bitcoin down 2.1% at $81,635.42; Ether down 3.2% at $2,429.58 * Crypto exchange Coinbase Global falls 4.5%; BTC hoarder Strategy drops 5.1% * Retail trading platform Robinhood Markets slips 7.1%, while Webull declines 4.1% * Crypto miners weaken: Riot Platforms Inc 5.5%, Mara Holdings 7%, Bit Digital 8.2%, Hut 8 10.9% * BTC mining machine maker Canaan drops 7.8%, stablecoin issuer Circle Internet falls 6.1% * ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF both down a little lesser than 2% * Shares of American Bitcoin, backed by the two eldest sons of US President Donald Trump, eases 8.9% * Ether-linked stocks Bitmine Immersion Technologies and Sharplink Gaming slip 4.8% and 7.7%, respectively * Including the session's moves, BTC down 6.8% YTD, ETH down 18.4% YTD (Reporting by Darshan Kumar in Bengaluru) ((mailto:darshan.kumar@thomsonreuters.com)