Ethereum cryptocurrency
Ether , the world’s second largest crypto currency after Bitcoin, rose on Thursday to a record high of $3,591.65 on the Bitstamp Exchange.
Ether was last up about 3.0 percent at $3,568.92. Bitcoin was down 0.7 percent at $57,109.40 and about 12 percent below its record intraday high at $64,895.22 set on April 14.