As of January 13th, 2018, the highest price of Ethereum was $1,422.79. This was achieved on January 10th, 2018 on the Coinbase exchange. Prior to this, the highest price of Ethereum was $1,389.
68, which was also achieved on the Coinbase exchange on January 9th, 2018. These prices represent a new all-time high for Ethereum, and are nearly double the previous all-time high of $743.03, which was set on June 13th, 2017 on the Kraken exchange.
The recent surge in the price of Ethereum is largely due to the increasing interest in and adoption of Ethereum-based decentralized applications (dapps) and smart contracts. In addition, the upcoming launch of several major Ethereum-based projects, such as the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and Polkadot, is also driving up demand for ETH.
The highest price of Ethereum to date is a testament to the increasing popularity and mainstream adoption of Ethereum and blockchain technology more broadly. With more businesses and organizations beginning to explore and build on Ethereum, it is likely that we will see even more growth in the months and years to come.