For some crypto experts, $3,000 is a modest prediction, given Ether’s recent performance.

The four-figure percentage rise led some to add another $7,000 (£5,041) to the $3,000 expectations.

Paddy Osborn, the London Academy of Trading’s Academic Dean, said Ether could brush the $10,000 (£7,201) mark.

And, he said, it could hit the landmark value within the year.