Bitcoin rose above $40,000 Wednesday morning for the first time since mid-June.
The rise is attributed to increased confidence due to recent positive comments about the cryptocurrency by high-profile investors and the exit of short-sellers.
Bitcoin is up 8.44% at $40,072.5 at 05:20 GMT Wednesday morning, according to Investing.com data. Its rival Ethereum is also up 5.25% at $2,296.92.
Other cryptocurrencies are also in green including XRP, +3.04% at $0.64189; Dogecoin, +2.80% at $0.205807; Litecoin, +5.14% at $135.358; Cardano, +$1.227921.
Bitcoin is within a whisker of rising through its 100-day moving average.
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The daily trading volume of Bitcoin also rose to $9.2 billion on Monday, the highest since 22 June, according to Coindesk citing a report by Arcane Research.
The rise in trading volume could be as a result of renewed interest in the digital currency. Although, its seven-day trading average is still below its yearly average.
“The increasing volume amid bitcoin’s strength suggests that the strong recovery was supported by an influx of buyers, a healthy sign for the market,” the report said.
“Overall, the seven-day average trading volume remains substantially below its yearly average, and trading activity in bitcoin seems to be low so far this summer.”
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