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Bitcoin plunges 8.5 per cent to $31,700
Cryptocurrency magnet Bitcoin fell 8.51 per cent to $31,699.83 at 22:04 GMT on Friday, losing $2,937.27 from its previous close.
Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 14.3% from the year's low of $27,734 on Jan. 4.
Ether , the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, dropped 7.37 % to $1,843.07 on Friday, losing $146.56 from its previous close.