Bitcoin falls 9.58% to $30,736.94

U.S. one dollar banknotes are seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

May 9 (Reuters) – Bitcoin dropped 9.58% to $30,736.94 at 22:02 GMT on Monday, losing $3,261.03 from its previous close.

Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 36.3% from the year’s high of $48,234 on March 28.

Ether , the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, dipped 10.04% to $2,269.48 on Monday, losing $253.19 from its previous close.

Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber

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