Bitcoin falls 7.4% to $40,632


FILE PHOTO A bitcoin is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris France June 23 2017. REUTERSBenoit TessierFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A bitcoin is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

(Reuters) - Bitcoin dropped 7.4% to $40,631.78 at 2205 GMT on Thursday, down $3,248.05 from its previous close.

Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 15.3% from the year-to-date high of $47,989 set on Jan. 2.

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