Bitcoin Climbs Above $20,000

Bitcoin rose on Saturday above $20,000 for the first time in over two months.

The World’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, rose ‘4.6% to $20,853‘ at 01:01 GMT on Saturday, adding $922 to its previous close.

The cryptocurrency is up 26.4% from the year’s low of $16,496 on January 1.

Ether, the coin linked to the Ethereum blockchain network, rose 5.91 % to $1,536.9 on Saturday, adding $85.90 to its previous close.

Reuters/ Mercy Chukwudiebere