Bitcoin broke $30,000, rising 6.25% to $30,084 at 20:24 GMT on Wednesday, adding $1,769 to its previous close.
Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 82.4% from the year's low of $16,496 on Jan. 1.
Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 5.16% to $1,884.9 on Wednesday, adding $92.5 to its previous close.
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