Bulls have a $115 million lead on Friday's $930 million options expiry, indicating that ETH may be on its way to new highs. Ether (ETH) has been on a roller coaster ride throughout the last several weeks, fluctuating between $2,000 and a record-high $2,.650. Paypal's CEO stated that demand for cryptocurrency has been multiple-fold higher than anticipated, which contributed to the recent price recovery. Smart contract net worth reached a new high of $54.2 billion.