Ethereum hits its highest ever crypto-market share as investors load up following dramatic May selloff

Ethereum hits its highest ever crypto-market share as investors load up following dramatic May selloff

Ethereum's market share leaped to its highest point on record during the last week of May as investors took advantage of a price drop. Ethereum's market share rose to nearly 27%, becoming the top investment product among crypto assets last week, according to figures from CoinShares released Tuesday. Investors snapped up $46.8 million in ether, the token representing the world's most utilized blockchain. Ethereum prices and those of other cryptocurrencies were throttled lower as part of a massive selloff in the space, fronted by a plunge in below $32,000 as the crypto market faced regulatory threats. Officials in China again said they would crack down on mining and trading of bitcoin, citing environmental and social concerns, and the to have cryptocurrency transfers of at least $10,000 reported to the Internal Revenue Service. But that "digital price weakness" also propelled investors to push $74 million in the market as trading wrapped up in May, CoinShares said. Ether's price hit its lowest point of the month on May 23, sliding by 24% to $1,737.47 from the previous session. The cryptocurrency had already been under pressure the week before as it was knocked down from above $4,000. "The price correction had a minor