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Bitcoin falls 5.2% to $22,253

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Reuters
Updated: Mar 3, 2023, 22:50 GMT+00:00

(Reuters) - Bitcoin dropped 5.2% to $22,253 at 2204 GMT on Friday, losing $1,213 from its previous close.

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(Reuters) – Bitcoin dropped 5.2% to $22,253 at 2204 GMT on Friday, losing $1,213 from its previous close.

Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 11.9% from the year’s high of $25,270 on Feb. 16.

Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, dropped 5.3% to $1,560.9 on Friday, losing $87.1 from its previous close.

(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)

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