Ethereum hits a record: How much $1,000 would be worth today if you had invested earlier

Ethereum hits a record: How much $1,000 would be worth today if you had invested earlier

Ethereum, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, is on a quiet tear these days, regularly hitting new record highs, but doing so without the frenzy of Bitcoin or Dogecoin.

The digital currency hit an all-time high of $2,800 Thursday morning, jumping 273% since the beginning of the year. Compare that to an 86% increase in Bitcoin's price. (Dogecoin is up 6,388%, but trades for less than 45 cents, making it, arguably, more accessible to small investors.)

The latest surge comes after reports that the European Investment Bank plans to issue its first-ever digital bond sale on the Ethereum blockchain network. The sale will be led by [hotlink]Goldman Sachs[/hotlink], Banco Santander, and [hotlink]Societe Generale[/hotlink], Bloomberg reported.