Investing.com - Bitcoin rose on Thursday while Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, also gained ground.
On the U.S.-based GDAX exchange, BTC/USD rose to $ 2,590, up $25.7 or 1% by 05.36 AM ET (09.36 AM GMT).
Ethereum was up 2.02% or $5.24 to $269.94, still well below its June peak of $419.3.
Cryptocurrencies are digital-only currencies in which encryption and decentralized registers, called blockchains, are used to regulate the generation of units of currency independent of a central bank.
In other cryptocurrencies trading, Ripple and Litecoin were lower.