Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Inches Up to 3-Week High

Ether is a cryptocurrency run on the Ethereum blockchain platform and was launched in July 2015. It has the second largest market share, despite being the newest of the three discussed in this article. Ether's closing price jumped over 10% this week, hitting its highest level in nearly four weeks. ETH is now down ~1% year-to-date and is ~31% below its record close from August 2025. Bitcoin's closing price continued to inch up this week, reaching its highest level in over three weeks. Bitcoin has now been be ...