Ethereum Pushes Past $3,000 USD, Turning Its Co-Founder Into a Billionaire

Ether, the cryptocurrency tethered to the Ethereum blockchain, pushed past $3,000 USD per coin on Monday.According to Coinbase, the coin reached an all-time high of about $3,200 before dropping slightly, gaining roughly 7.6 percent within the last 24 hours. Ether's value has been steadily rising over the past few weeks, thanks to major banks and businesses finding new uses for the Ethereum blockchain.The recent surge also appears to have made Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin a billionaire. Bu...