** Shares of cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related companies rise as bitcoin jumps after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in four years
** Bitcoin , the world's biggest cryptocurrency, rise ~1.5%, while Ether edges up ~0.5%
** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global up ~1.7%, U.S.-listed shares of blockchain farm operator Bitfarms Ltd
edge lower ~0.2%
** Crypto miners Riot Platforms Inc , Hut 8 Mining
and Marathon Digital down between ~1.4% and ~2.9%
** Interest rate cut is expected to continue to improve investor sentiment towards crypto, which are interest-rate sensitive-assets like bonds and commodities
** Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by half of a percentage point, kicking off what is expected to be a steady easing of monetary policy
(Reporting by Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat in Bengaluru)
((JaiveerSingh.Shekhawat@thomsonreuters.com))
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