Bitcoin rises 6.1% to $21,792
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Bitcoin rose 6.06% to $21,792.16 at 20:02 GMT on Thursday, adding $1,244.71 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 23.9% from the year's low of $17,592.78 on June 18. Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, climbed 5.21% on Thursday. Bitcoin rose to $20,000 on Thursday from $17.6 on May 5,000 to $22,500 on June 5,200 on June 6. Bitcoin is up from $16,000 in May 2013 to $23,500 in July 2014, according to the latest exchange rate data. Source