Bitcoin rises 5% to trade above $36,000; Ether gains nearly 7%

Bitcoin rose 5.44% to $36,361.69 on Tuesday, adding $1,874.58 to its previous close.

The world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is up 31.1% from the year's low of $27,734 hit on Jan. 4.

Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, gained 6.53% to $2,218.39, adding $135.93 to its previous close.