Bitcoin Climbs in Late Afternoon Trading
Bitcoin ( BTC) prices rose as much as 15% to $4,341 late Wednesday, leading a rebound in beaten-down cryptocurrenies which have been trading near one-year lows. Other cryptocurrencies were also climbing. Ethereum ( ETH) was up 12% to $122.19 and Litecoin ( LTC) was up 11.7% to $34.53, according to CoinDesk.