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.

Apr 2, 2021 at 8:52 a.m. UTC

Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 12:35 p.m. UTC

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 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.

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.

Also read: This Ether Options Play by Institutions Has Lottery Ticket Potential

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