The cost of the second cryptocurrency in the world Ethereum has grown to 4.4 thousand dollars, updating the record. During the day the altcoin rose in price by 10.9 percent, and its market capitalization at its peak was equal to $519 billion.

By the time the news was published, the Ethereum price had corrected and amounted to 4.33 thousand dollars. The share of cryptocurrency in the market reached 19.65 percent for the first time. The previous historical maximum of the token’s value was on October 21 – the price exceeded $4.37 thousand per coin at the peak.