Bitcoin falls 7.8% to $31,333

May 9, 2022 4:11 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: A representation of cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this illustration taken August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

(Reuters) - Bitcoin dropped 7.81% to $31,333.41 at 20:03 GMT on Monday, losing $2,655.98 from its previous close.

Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 35% from the year's high of $48,234 on March 28.

Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, fell 9.02% to $2,295.06 on Monday, losing $227.61 from its previous close.

(Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)



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