Cryptocurrency markets have rallied sharply in recent weeks, and ether is up over 60%.Hong Kong: Ether the world's second largest cryptocurrency hit a all time high on Friday, a little over a week after larger rival bitcoin set its own record.The token, which underpins the ethereum blockchain network, rose as much as 2.6% to $4,400 in Asian hours, breaching the previous top of $4,380 set May 12.Cryptocurrency markets have rallied sharply in recent weeks, and ether is up over 60% since its late September trough.Bitcoin, which hit its record high of $67,016 on October 20 was last 1.4% higher at $61,457, up about 50% since late September.Among the biggest recent movers in cryptocurrencies however, is meme-based cryptocurrency Shiba Inu whose price has rocketed around 160% this week, and is now the world's eighth largest token.Shiba Inu is a spinoff of dogecoin, itself born as a satire of a cryptocurrency frenzy in 2013, and has barely any practical use.(This story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)