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Bitcoin rises 2.1% to reclaim $50,000

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Published: Dec 12, 2021, 18:37 GMT+00:00

(Reuters) - Bitcoin rose on Sunday to reclaim levels above $50,000.

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(Reuters) – Bitcoin rose on Sunday to reclaim levels above $50,000.

The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency gained 2.11% to $50,445.34 at 1803 GMT on Sunday, adding $1,044.80 to its previous close.

Bitcoin is up 81.9% from the year’s low of $27,734 on Jan. 4.

Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 0.26% to $4,100 on Sunday, adding $10.78 to its previous close.

(Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

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