Bitcoin, the most prominent crypto in the world, has seen its price rise 95% so far in 2021, though its gains have stalled out in recent days.
Prices of Ether, which runs on the Ethereum blockchain, are up nearly 9% at $4,311, near a record set earlier today at $4,382.73.
created as a joke in 2013, has surged over 10,000% thus far in 2021.
is hanging onto a year-to-date return of nearly 2%, amid a downturn in the equity market after hotter-than-expected inflation data.