Bitcoin drops 6.9% to below $30,000

Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, dropped 6.9% to $29,555.35 at 22:03 GMT on Wednesday, losing $2,262.81 from its previous closing price. It was down 38.9% from the year’s high of $48,234 on March 28. Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, dropped 7.52% to $1,794.68…