Tim Copeland

The price of Ethereum (ETH) has shot up in recent weeks. Since January 1, the coin has more than doubled in price, rising from $130 to its current value of $283.

It has made strong gains against Bitcoin (BTC) too. The coin went from 0.018 BTC to 0.027 BTC in the same timeframe, a 50% increase.

Altcoins are racing past Bitcoin ahead of its halvening
Alongside other bullish performances from the rest of the altcoin market, this has helped erode Bitcoin's market dominance—its share of the entire crypto market. Bitcoin's market share has fallen from 68% down to 61% since the start of the year. In contrast, Ethereum's share has bloated from 7.4% to 10%.

As a result, Ethereum looks set to challenge previous highs. Its last peak was at $351 in June 2019, a price value that hadn't been seen since August 2018—on the wane of the crypto bubble. But first it needs to challenge the $300 psychological price point.

Ethereum's not the only top 10 coin in the green today. The price of XRP is up three percent, reaching $0.34. It has similarly seen strong growth in recent months, having risen from a low of $0.18 on December 18.


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In 2020, Ethereum began the transition to Ethereum 2.0, in which its proof-of-work consensus mechanism is replaced by a proof-of-stake model. The aim of the upgrade is to increase Ethereum’s scalability and security.

First described in a 2013 whitepaper by programmer Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum (ETH) is a cryptocurrency and blockchain platform that allows developers to create programs and run smart contracts using its native language. It can thus be viewed as a virtual computer, whose resources are paid for using Ether.

In 2020, Ethereum began the transition to Ethereum 2.0, in which its proof-of-work consensus mechanism is replaced by a proof-of-stake model. The aim of the upgrade is to increase Ethereum’s scalability and security.

Ethereum price goes up. Image: Shutterstock.

<ul>
<li>The price of Ethereum has doubled in recent weeks.</li>
<li>An altcoin rally has eroded Bitcoin's market dominance.</li>
<li>Ethereum's price is rising toward previous highs.</li>
</ul>

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The price of Ethereum has doubled in recent weeks, and looks set to target an important psychological mark.

The price of Ethereum (ETH) has shot up in recent weeks. Since January 1, the coin has more than doubled in price to reach its current value of $283.

Ethereum price accelerates towards $300

The price of Ethereum has doubled in recent weeks, and looks set to target an important psychological mark.

In brief