Ether Price Jumps to All-Time High Near $2,100

Ether is rallying in the wake of Visa's decision to facilitate crypto-based settlements via the Ethereum blockchain.

AccessTimeIconApr 2, 2021 at 8:52 a.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 12:35 p.m. UTC
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Ether jumped 5% Friday to an all-time high as the second-biggest cryptocurrency extended its winning streak to five days.

  • The cryptocurrency traded as high as $2,097 around 20:41 UTC, according to CoinDesk 20 data, surpassing the previous high of $2,037 set on Feb. 21.
  • The price has rallied 24% this week in the wake of Visa's decision to facilitate crypto-based settlements on the Ethereum blockchain network.
  • Ether, the native cryptocurrency for Ethereum, has nearly tripled in price this year.
  • In an announcement on Monday, Visa said it is working on a program to settle transactions in stablecoin USD coin (USDC) over Ethereum with its partner Crypto.com.
  • Billionaire investor Mark Cuban, featured on the CNBC show "Shark Tank" and owner of the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team, said on a recent podcast episode that he's bullish on cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and that ethereum is "the closest we have to a true currency."
Ether's daily chart
Ether's daily chart
  • Ether's daily chart shows a symmetrical triangle breakout. The pattern indicates the multi-week consolidation has ended and the broader uptrend has resumed.
  • The options market is making big bets on the second-largest cryptocurrency, as seen below.
Ether options data
Ether options data
  • According to data tweeted by options analytics platform Genesis Volatility, traders are aggressively buying the $25,000 call option expiring on Dec. 31, 2021, listed on Deribit, the world's largest crypto options exchange by trading volume and open interest.
  • Seasonality favors a more substantial rally in ether than bitcoin over the near term.
  • "Ether has outperformed bitcoin in every May [to] date," Timothy Peterson, an analyst at Cane Island Alternative Advisors, told CoinDesk in a Twitter chat.
Ether's performance relative to bitcoin
Ether's performance relative to bitcoin

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