The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is up 118.3% from the year’s low of $27,734 on Jan. 4.

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Surges in weekend activity since May accounts for about 40% of Bitcoin’s price gains this year.

Bitcoin fell to as low as $6,178 at Bitstamp exchange

There is no real fundamental explanation as to why bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, hit a 10-month high on Monday.

Sterling and the euro both firmed 0.1 per cent, to $1.2968 and $1.1236, respectively.

Bitcoin rose as much as 6.9% to $7,445, before trading at $7,323.86 as of 2:15 p.m.

Bitcoin climbed more than 6 percent to briefly break $5,700, its highest since November 14.

The largest digital token rallied on Wednesday, climbing 5.8 per cent to $3,987.

Other cryptocurrencies also fell sharply, with Ethereum's ether losing 10 percent and Ripple's XRP down 13 per cent.

Bitcoin was last down 5.2 percent at $5270.

By 1300 GMT, bitcoin was trading at $6,263 on the BitStamp exchange.

Bitcoin has traded in a $732 range since Sept. 7, swinging no more than 12% from peak to trough.

Saturday’s rise marks a pause from the jarring decline through most of 2018.

Tech indicators suggest that the world’s largest digital currency may have further to fall.

Last week, the brothers launched an app, WinkDex, that helps users monitor the average price of a bitcoin in real time. Users can also calc...