© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bitcoin is seen in this illustrative image taken September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
(Reuters) – was up 4.99% at $23,319 as of 1959 GMT on Wednesday, adding $1,108 to its previous close.
Bitcoin, the world’s largest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 41.4% from a year’s low of $16,496 on Jan. 1.
Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 4.63% to $1,628.7 on Wednesday, adding $72.1 to its previous close.