** Shares of crypto stocks rise premarket as bitcoin trades higher
** Bitcoin , the world's biggest cryptocurrency, up 2.6%, while ether up ~3%
** U.S.-listed shares of blockchain farm operator Bitfarms Ltd up ~3%
** Crypto miners Riot Platforms Inc , Hut 8 Mining
and Marathon Digital up between 1.9% and 2.4%
** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global edge lower 0.6%
(Reporting by Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat in Bengaluru)
((JaiveerSingh.Shekhawat@thomsonreuters.com;))