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July 1 (Reuters) – Bitcoin dropped 5.17% to $33,226.36 on Thursday, losing $1,810.87 from its previous close.
The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is down 48.8% from the year’s high of $64,895.22 hit on April 14.
Ether , the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, dropped 7.28% to $2,110.53 on Thursday, losing $165.81 from its previous close.
Reporting by Vishal Vivek in Bengaluru; Editing by Ramakrishnan M.
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