Ethereum Hits All-Time High of $4,400 After Successful Altair Upgrade

Ethereum Hits All-Time High of $4,400 After Successful Altair Upgrade
An ethereum cryptocurrency 'altcoin' sits arranged for a photograph in London, England, on April 25, 2018. Jack Taylor/Getty Images
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Ethereum rallied to a new all-time high of $4,400 late Thursday, according to data from CoinMarketCap.

What Happened

At the time of writing, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap was trading at around $4,340, gaining 5 percent in the last 24 hours. The coin had a daily trading volume of $25 billion and accounted for nearly 20 percent of the crypto market.

Ethereum’s rally follows the completion of the Altair Beacon Chain update, which was successfully activated on the network following a majority of nodes upgrading.