Bitcoin climbs above $3,400, headed for biggest daily rise in nearly three weeks

Reuters

Published Dec 17, 2018 09:02AM ET

Bitcoin climbs above $3,400, headed for biggest daily rise in nearly three weeks

LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin rose sharply on Monday, climbing above $3,400 in a move traders ascribed to heavy buying on Japan and Hong Kong-based exchanges.

The original cryptocurrency jumped as much as 11 percent on the Bitstamp platform and was headed for its biggest daily rise since Nov. 28.