The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization continued a two-month surge to crack $1,900 for the primary time since late Could. Ether was just lately buying and selling at about $1,850, about flat over the earlier 24 hours as buyers continued an early celebration of the Merge, which can shift the Ethereum protocol from a proof-of-work to much less energy-sapping, extra environmentally pleasant proof-of-stake protocol. The token worth has jumped greater than 85% since dipping under $1,000 in mid-June.