Ether just hit another all-time highhere’s why Mark Cuban says he’s an ‘Ethereum maxi’

Ether just hit another all-time highhere’s why Mark Cuban says he’s an ‘Ethereum maxi’

Ether, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, hit another on Wednesday, according to CoinGecko. In terms of growth, the price of ether has bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, this year. It also has some well-known fans, including billionaire investor Mark Cuban. "I have my fair share of bitcoin, but I'm more of an Ethereum maxi," Cuban said on a recent episode of the podcast. In the crypto space, calling someone a "maximalist" of a specific coin typically has a negative connotation, but Cuban uses the term to show that he favors Ethereum over other blockchains. To Cuban, what makes Ethereum stand out is its utility. Not only is Ethereum the , but its smart contracts, which are collections of code, power most blockchain-based projects, from to . "We're seeing a rush where there's a lot of different blockchains that are competing," Cuban said. "When they start to put smart contracts to work, that's when we'll start to see things really level out. It's going to come down to applications and integrations." Cuban has that Ethereum's smart contracts " " in the crypto space. "I like [ether] more [than bitcoin] because I can see an unlimited number of applications that