(Reuters) - Bitcoin surged 8.54 % to $36,265 on Wednesday, adding $2,853.31 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 30.8% from the year’s low of $27,734 on Jan. 4. Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 2.29 % to $2,566.4 on Wednesday, adding $57.55 to its previous close. Reporting by Aishwarya Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.