The world's largest digital token has surged some 8% over Friday and Saturday to about $62,100 -- taking this month's rally to over 40%
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Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, rose 4.5% to its highest level since Apr. 17
At the end of August, America accounted for 35.4% of the global hash rate, a measure of computing power used to extract the digital currency
recent rally in digital tokens like Bitcoin and second-ranked Ether contrasts with the travails of assets such as stocks, bonds and gold amid a bout of jitters in global markets.
Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive, said on Monday at a conference that cryptocurrencies will be regulated by governments and that he personally thinks bitcoin is "worthless."
The world's largest digital asset, overcoming a slew of potentially negative factors that had dogged it earlier this year, is up about 10% over the past five sessions.
Bitcoin rose 7.11% to $55,162.92 at 20:01 GMT on Wednesday, adding $3,661.73 to its previous close.
The rally brings prices to the highest since early September, when El Salvador rolled out the cryptocurrency as legal tender
Bitcoin recorded its third straight week of inflows.
To trade on the Unocoin platform, a minimum top-up of Rs 1,000 is required.
The largest cryptocurrency gained as much as 10 per cent to $47,234 early in New York trading
Bitcoin and its kin have in the last year soared in price and popularity
BitPay already processes more than 60,000 transactions a month, more than half of them in Bitcoin
The spread on the interest El Salvador pays on its national debt over US treasury rates has widened
Bitcoin rallied close to $44,000 Monday
Bitcoin rallied to about $44,000 as of 1:35 p.m. in Hong Kong
Shares in a range of Chinese crypto-related firms plunged on the ban
10 agencies join hands for crackdown; Bitcoin, other coins slump