Since its launch last year, the total value of Ether has rocketed from nothing to nearly $ 1 billion, easily outpacing every other virtual - coin contender. (fortune.com)
Reports from CCN point out that: To explain the Plasma Cash model, Buterin gives the example that if a user deposits some amount of ether to a crypto exchange or any third party service, a Plasma coin would be created with the same value of ether and a unique ID that can not be merged or split.In contrast with Plasma, Plasma Cash would only require users to pay attention to the blocks that contain coins they want to keep track of: (cryptoground.com)
As more smart contracts get developed, the potential value of Ether will be significantly boosted. (profitconfidential.com)