Bitcoin on Sunday rose around 7.6% to $20,404 from its previous close, signaling a recovery from a sharp drop on Saturday.
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is now up 16.7% from this year’s low of $17,592.78 on June 18, when it tumbled on investor worries about growing troubles in the crypto industry and amid a general pull-back from riskier assets.
Andrew Brenner, head of international fixed income at National Alliance Securities, on Sunday said the rise in Bitcoin was likely the result of retail investors buying up the digital currency over the weekend, when few professional traders are working.
“Some buyers think now is a good time to get in because Bitcoin got down to a level which shows some near-term attractiveness,” Brenner said. He added that Bitcoin and other digital currencies remained extremely volatile.
