Two of the longest-operating cryptocurrency businesses said Thursday they will customers to start buying, selling, and exchanging Ether, the cryptocurrency associated with Ethereum. The companies are Blockchain, a London-based Bitcoin wallet provider, and Bitstamp, a Bitcoin exchange based in Luxembourg.
The move signals a growing acceptance of Ethereum, created in 2014 by Vitalik Buterin, a Russia-born programmer who appears on this year’s Fortune 40 Under 40 list (you can read more about him here). Ethereum has been responsible for a massive explosion in enthusiasm for cryptocurrency and digital token assets this year.
Industry watchers have warned that the market for cryptocurrencies has all the trademarks of a bubble, but this has not diminished the excitement of its boosters.
In addition, Blockchain has partnered with Shapeshift.io, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Switzerland, to allow customers to trade between Bitcoin and Ethereum more seamlessly.
