CRYPTO STOCKS RISE AS BITCOIN ADVANCES AHEAD OF TIGHT US ELECTION Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, up 1.2% at $68,445, climbing on rising expectations that former President Donald Trump will regain the White House in November Ether ETH= rises 1.7% to $2,530 $COIN up 3.1%, and $BITF up 4.2% premarket *RIOT up 2.4%, $MARA, formerly Marathon Digital, up 2.4%, $HUT up 3%, $BTBT up 4.8%