Watch out bitcoin: Competitor cryptocurrency Ethereum's value is already up 1,100 per cent this yearhttp://www.cityam.com/241538/watch-out-bitcoin-competitor-cryptocurrency-ethereums-value-is-already-up-1100-per-cent-this-yearWatch out bitcoin, there's a new kid firmly on the block.
Bitcoin competitor Ethereum has shot up in value to become the world's fastest growing major cryptocurrency since the start of this year, growing by 1,100 per cent since the beginning of January.
In comparison, the price of bitcoin has grown by around five per cent since the start of 2016. The latest bitcoin price, according to CoinDesk, was $422.38 [Wut??], though this is historically down from the highs of nearly $1,000 the currency reached in December 2013.
The most recent price of Ether, the competitor currency run and managed by the Ethereum blockchain platform, was $14.78 vs the US dollar, according to Coin Market Cap.
Since February, the price of Ether has increased from around $2.50 vs the US dollar to almost breaching the $15 mark twice since then. The cryptocurrency's market capitalization briefly crossed into the $1.1bn mark, up from $72m at the beginning of 2016 since mid-March, reported MarketWatch.
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