Bitcoin rises 6.54% to US$57,098.08

Published Sat, May 1, 2021 · 02:30 AM

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    [BENGALURU] Bitcoin rose 6.54 per cent to US$57,098.08 on Friday, adding US$3,504.11 to its previous close.

    Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 105.9 per cent from the year's low of US$27,734 on Jan 4. It is down 12 per cent from the year's high of US$64,895.22 on April 14.

    Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 1.06 per cent to US$2,787.35 on Friday, adding US$29.29 to its previous close.

    REUTERS

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