** 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