Bitcoin rises 9.8% to $39,035

Bitcoin surged 9.8 percent to USD 39,035.47 on Sunday, adding USD 3,492.71 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 40.7 percent from the year’s low of USD 27,734 on Jan. 4. Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, surged 7 percent to USD 2,532.77 on…