After the recent price gains on the US technology exchange Nasdaq, the digital currency Bitcoin continued to soar on Saturday.
The listing hit its highest level in more than two weeks, as high as $41,983.12, extending Friday's gains.
That was up 16 percent from Thursday and 27 percent above this year's low of $32,950.72 on Jan. 24.
The second most important digital currency, ether, which is connected to the Ethereum blockchain network, climbed above $3,000 for the first time since Jan. 21 on Saturday.
The Nasdaq closed up 1.6 percent on Friday.
Amazon had calmed the nerves of investors with its balance sheet after the shock at the figures of the Facebook parent company Meta on Thursday caused stock markets around the world to create problems.