(Reuters) – Bitcoin climbed 5.58% to $21,044 at 2344 GMT on Saturday, adding $1,113 to the previous close.
Bitcoin, the world’s largest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 27.6% from this year’s low of $16,496 on Jan. 1.
Ether, the coin linked to the Ethereum blockchain network, surged 7% to $1,552.6 on Saturday, adding $101.6 to its previous close.
(Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath of Bangalore; Editing by Deepa Babington)
