Ethereum’s Ether Cryptocurrency Sets New All-Time Price High Above $1,450

Ether has outpaced bitcoin on a year-to-date basis.

Ethereum 2.0's Beacon Chain went live in December.

The price of ether , the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain network, soared to record levels on Sunday.

  • Prices hit $1,454.32 – topping the previous all-time high of $1,439.33 set only last week – before settling back to $1,447.77, up more than 17% in the last 24 hours.
  • While ETH has trailed its larger cryptocurrency sibling, bitcoin , in its journey to new lifetime highs, it has outpaced the top cryptocurrency on a year-to-date basis with an 88% increase. BTC has risen 10.98% so far this year.

Read more: Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain Goes Live as ‘World Computer’ Begins Long-Awaited Overhaul

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Diversified RWA stablecoins sustain 5-7% yield from real credit as crypto funding compresses to ~4%. GENIUS pushes yield off-chain; TAM grows to $4B in 3 years.