Could Ethereum overtake Bitcoin as the world’s leading cryptocurrency

Vitalik Buterin’s brainchild yesterday clipped $2,614 to mark a new all-time high in its near-six-year history, setting down a bright green marker as Bitcoin found reverse gear in what appears to be a period of momentum for alt coins.

While the price of Ethereum’s native coin – ETH – is still some considerable distance off the stern of the flagship BTC, the gap is slowly closing and Ether’s hold is overflowing with the kind of stores Bitcoin simply did not have at the same point on the map.