ETH trades above $1,200, reaching market level not seen since January 2018

Ethereum • January 6, 2021, 1:06PM EST
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The price of ether (ETH) surpassed $1,200 on Coinbase Pro on Wednesday afternoon. 

 On January 3rd, ETH price had just eclipsed $900, surpassing market highs last seen in February 2018. TradingView data shows the price of ETH at $1,210.96 at the time of writing — the highest point since January 2018.

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ETH's market capitalization on January 3rd exceeded $100 billion, according to CoinGecko. It now sits at $136 billion.

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