Ethereum Price Rises as Corporations Move In
Ethereum’s price rose 7% over the past 24 hours, continuing an apparent up-trend, increasing to $14.50, up from around $10 at the beginning of the month. Price Rises in Anticipation of Enterprise Ethereum – image from poloniex The main reason appears to be Enterprise Ethereum. Details are sparse, but a launch event is to be held tomorrow, on the 28th of February, at what appears to be JP Morgan’s offices in Brooklyn, New York. According to the event’s website: “[S]ome of the largest corporate users of Ethereum will demonstrate the most mature enterprise applications of blockchain running....
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