Ether Price Surges 50% as The DAO Draws Trading Interest
While bitcoin has long dominated the digital currency space, ether has been grabbing headlines – and trading volume – this week as global market participants rally around the digital currency. The price of ether – the digital currency used by the Ethereum platform – surged by upwards of 50% in the seven days through 20th May, according to figures from US-based digital currency exchange Poloniex. Bitcoin prices, alternatively, fluctuated less than 5% during the aforementioned time frame. Ether had an opening value of $10 at 12:00 UTC on 13th May, additional Poloniex data reveals. The....
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