Ethereum Soars <br />Above $4,000 for <br />the First Time.<br />Ether, the Ethereum blockchain's digital token, hit a new high record on May 10.<br />It is the second-largest <br />cryptocurrency behind bitcoin. .<br />According to Coin Metrics, <br />ether now has a total market <br />value of $476.3 billion, .<br />while bitcoin holds at $1.1 trillion.<br />Ether has seen a rise in popularity as more mainstream investors seek to diversify their portfolios with cryptocurrency.<br />Additionally, many NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, run on Ethereum.<br />Ethereum is currently being upgraded in an attempt to keep up with the boom in activity.<br />The upgrade should provide faster transaction times and reduce the amount of power needed for those transactions
