https://qz.com/1141342/bitcoin-price-isnt-the-only-thing-thats-popping-ether-just-set-a-new-all-time-high/ >Bitcoin may be smashing through psychological milestones like nobody’s business today—it surged past $11,000 just hours after passing the $10,000 mark. But the second most valuable cryptocurrency on the market, ether, is also setting records today. It traded above $500 for the first time, changing hands for as much as $522, according to data from CoinDesk. >Ether’s returns for investors this year puts even bitcoin’s spectacular run to shame. It started the year at around $8 per ether, and is now trading over $500. That’s a gain of 6,150% for the year to date. Bitcoin has returned about 1,000% over the same period.