(Reuters) – rose 5.7% to $39,862.84, on Wednesday, including $2,102.94 to its earlier shut.

Bitcoin, the world’s greatest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 20.9% from the 12 months’s low of $32,950.72 on January 24.

Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain community, surged 6.27 % to $2,954.49 on Wednesday, including $174.32 to its earlier shut.