Bitcoin rose 6.54 per cent to $57,098.08 on Friday, adding $3,504.11 to its previous close.
Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 105.9 per cent from the year's low of $27,734 on Jan. 4. It is down 12 per cent from the year's high of $64,895.22 on April 14.
Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 1.06 per cent to $2,787.35 on Friday, adding $29.29 to its previous close, reports Reuters.