"Ether is the token of Ethereum, a network based on blockchain technology that serves as the basis for the famous smart contracts. (Infobae)

Ethereum is a digital platform that adopts blockchain technology and expands its use to a wide variety of applications, while ether is its native cryptocurrency. In the world of digital finance, it is common for the cryptocurrency to be called the same as the network, although they are not the same.

The Ethereum platform, created in 2015 by programmer Vitalik Buterin, aimed to be a tool for decentralized and collaborative applications on which smart contracts (dAPPs) can be made.

Like Bitcoin, the price of ether skyrocketed in a short period of time. In January 2016, ether was trading at around one dollar and currently has a historical high of 4891.7 units."

Article from the Infobae portal