Dec 3 (Reuters) - Bitcoin rose 1.55% to $40,085 at 2234 GMT on Sunday, adding $611 to its previous close.
Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 51.1% from the year's low of $26,533 on Oct. 11.
Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 2.07% to $2,210.70 on Sunday, adding $44.90 to its previous close. (Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
