** Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies rise in premarket trading as bitcoin climbs for third day after U.S. President Donald Trump's comments on China trade
** Trump confirmed meeting with Chinese President Xi on Friday, and said, "We're going to do well with China, but we have to get a fair deal"
** Bitcoin BTC=, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, up 1.7% at $1,10,781.71, while ether ETH= rises 0.5% to $4023.08
** Crypto exchange Coinbase Global COIN.O and BTC holder Strategy MSTR.O gain 2.8% and 3%, respectively
** Retail trading platform Robinhood HOOD.O rises 3.2%
** Crypto miners Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O up 3.5%, MARA Holdings MARA.O up 4.4%, Hut 8 HUT.O up 5.9%, and Bit Digital BTBT.O up 6.9%
** U.S.-listed shares of blockchain farm operator Bitfarms Ltd BITF.O jump 10%; shares tumbled on Friday after above-target capital raise
** BTC up 18.2% YTD, while ETH up 20%
(Reporting by Utkarsh Tushar Hathi in Bengaluru)
((utkarshtushar.hathi@thomsonreuters.com))