Bitcoin rose 5.11 % to $37,360.63 at 18:10 GMT on Sunday, adding $1,817.87 to its previous close.
Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 34.7% from the year's low of $27,734 on January 4.
Ether , the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, surged/rose 2.53 % to $2,426.89 on Sunday, adding $59.89 to its previous close.
Musk says Tesla will accept bitcoins when miners use more clean energy
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday that the electric carmarker will resume allowing bitcoin transactions when miners who verify transactions use more renewable energy.
“When there’s confirmation of reasonable (~50%) clean energy usage by miners with positive future trend, Tesla will resume allowing Bitcoin transactions,” he said in a tweet.
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Reference: Reuters