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1H-0.10%$1,680.77

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34%through historical range

398.8K% above ATLand66.10% below ATH

Now $1,679.09

ATL $0.42 ATH $4,953.73

ATLAll-time low

$0.42 398.8K% above ATLOct 21, 2015•11 years ago

OriginLaunch date

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$4,953.73 66.10% below ATHAug 24, 2025•10 months ago

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# Exchange Pair Price Volume (24h) LiquidityLiquidity shows how easily a token can be bought or sold in a given market pair without materially moving its price. On centralized exchanges, it appears as a Liquidity Score. On decentralized exchanges, it reflects the size of the pair's liquidity pool.
1 Binance](/content/companies/binance/index.html) Trade ETH ETH/USDT $1,678.67Best price $178.92M 1,009
2 Binance](/content/companies/binance/index.html) Trade ETH ETH/USDC $1,678.87 $82.08M 911
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Layer 1 Primary PoS Smart Contracts

Ethereum is an open source smart contract platform and decentralized network that underpins a large share of the global crypto economy. Launched in 2015, it introduced programmable money through the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), enabling developers to deploy decentralized applications (dApps), tokens, and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols using its native asset, ETH. Today, Ethereum is a primary settlement layer for DeFi, non fungible tokens (NFTs), and on chain governance systems.

Overview

Ethereum functions as a general purpose blockchain that supports Turing complete smart contracts. ETH is used to pay transaction fees, secure the network via proof of stake (PoS) validation, and serve as collateral in DeFi protocols. As one of the most liquid digital assets, ETH also trades widely on centralized and decentralized exchanges and is the base asset for many Layer 2 networks and wrapped representations on other chains.

The network follows a rollup centric roadmap that treats Ethereum mainnet as a settlement and data availability layer, while scalability is increasingly handled by Layer 2 solutions. This design aims to preserve decentralization and security on the base layer while enabling higher throughput on rollups.

History and Background

Ethereum was proposed in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin, with co founders including Gavin Wood, Joseph Lubin, and others. A public crowdsale in 2014 funded development, and the Frontier mainnet launch in July 2015 marked the start of on chain activity. Early stages focused on core protocol development and experimentation with dApps and token standards.

Over time, Ethereum has undergone multiple hard forks to improve security, performance, and usability. The 2021 London upgrade introduced EIP 1559, which restructured the fee market and began burning a portion of transaction fees, directly affecting ETH supply dynamics. In September 2022, the Merge successfully transitioned Ethereum from proof of work to proof of stake, reducing estimated energy consumption by over 99 percent and changing how new ETH is issued and burned.

Subsequent upgrades, including Shanghai and Capella in 2023, enabled validator withdrawals, while the Dencun upgrade in March 2024 introduced data blobs for rollups, significantly reducing typical Layer 2 transaction costs and supporting higher throughput for off chain execution environments.

Core Technology and Features

Ethereum is powered by the EVM, a runtime environment that executes smart contracts written in languages such as Solidity and Vyper. Developers can deploy programmable logic that manages digital assets, enforces rules, and interacts with other contracts. The account based model tracks balances and contract state, with every transaction modifying the global state machine.

Key technical features include:

  • Smart contracts and dApps that automate agreements, trading, lending, derivatives, governance, and more.
  • Token standards such as ERC 20 for fungible tokens and ERC 721 and ERC 1155 for NFTs, forming the basis of many assets listed in the Ethereum ecosystem on CryptoSlate.
  • Proof of stake consensus, where validators stake ETH to secure the network, propose blocks, and earn rewards.
  • EIP 1559 fee mechanism, which burns a base fee from each transaction, partially offsetting new ETH issuance.
  • Rollup centric scaling, where optimistic and zero knowledge rollups periodically settle their state and proofs on Ethereum mainnet.

Use Cases and Ecosystem

Ethereum hosts a broad application ecosystem spanning DeFi, NFTs, gaming, infrastructure, and governance. Lending markets, decentralized exchanges, stablecoins, and derivatives platforms are central to DeFi activity tracked on CryptoSlate’s DeFi news hub and DeFi asset sector pages. Users can earn yield, borrow against collateral, or provide liquidity to automated market makers entirely on chain.

NFT infrastructure, marketplaces, and collections rely heavily on Ethereum’s token standards and liquidity. Coverage of the NFT sector, including major collections and infrastructure tokens, is available via CryptoSlate’s NFT news and NFT asset listings. Beyond financial use cases, Ethereum supports DAOs that coordinate capital, protocol upgrades, and community initiatives through on chain voting mechanisms.

Layer 2 networks built on Ethereum, including optimistic and zero knowledge rollups, extend the ecosystem with lower fees and higher throughput while inheriting security guarantees from mainnet. Many of these networks issue their own tokens and host DeFi and NFT applications that still ultimately settle on Ethereum.

Funding, Governance, and Key Contributors

Ethereum’s initial development was funded through its 2014 crowdsale, in which participants received ETH in exchange for bitcoin. Today, ecosystem funding is more diversified and includes protocol fees, grants, venture capital, and public goods funding mechanisms. The Ethereum Foundation, a Swiss based non profit, plays a central role in funding base layer research, client development, and educational initiatives, including multi million dollar grant programs that have supported core protocol and Layer 2 research.

Protocol governance relies on open source collaboration, Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), and social consensus among core developers, client teams, infrastructure providers, and the wider community. Changes to the protocol are implemented only after extensive discussion, testing, and coordination, and there is no on chain governance token that directly controls base layer rules.

Risks and Considerations

Despite its scale and maturity, Ethereum carries several risks that market participants should consider. Smart contract bugs, design flaws, and oracle failures can lead to loss of funds in dApps, even if the base protocol remains secure. The complexity of DeFi and composable protocols can amplify systemic risks when a failure in one component propagates to others.

Network level risks include potential centralization pressures in proof of stake, for example through large staking providers or restaking protocols, as well as reliance on a small number of widely used client implementations. Ethereum also faces competitive pressure from alternative smart contract platforms that offer different performance or cost trade offs.

On the regulatory side, the role of ETH in staking, DeFi, and token issuance has drawn attention from policymakers and regulators in multiple jurisdictions. Changes in regulation, enforcement actions, or policy guidance could impact on chain activity, staking services, and market structure.

Market Role

As one of the largest digital assets by market capitalization, Ethereum serves as both a programmable base layer and a macro asset that reflects sentiment toward the broader smart contract and DeFi ecosystem. Its ongoing roadmap, including further data availability upgrades and refinements to proof of stake, aims to maintain Ethereum’s position as a foundational settlement layer for on chain finance and digital ownership.

Consensus Proof of Stake (PoS)

Mining Algorithm Ethash

Block Time ~14 seconds

Circulating Supply 120,684,238

Total Supply 120,684,238

Ethereum launched its token sale on Jul 22, 2014, completed it on Sep 2, 2014, raised $15.57M USD from 6041 contributors.

ICO start date Jul 22, 2014

ICO end date Sep 2, 2014

Total raised $15.57M USD

Contributors 6041

Total supply 50,000,000 ETH

ICO conversion 1 ETH = $0.31 USD

What is the price of Ethereum today?

As of Jun 14, 2026, Ethereum trades at $1,679.09.

What is the market cap of Ethereum?

Ethereum has a market capitalization of $202,640,053,967.86.

What is the 24-hour trading volume of Ethereum?

Ethereum has a 24-hour trading volume of $6,112,408,070.33.

What is the all-time high of Ethereum?

Ethereum reached an all-time high of $4,953.73, recorded on Aug 24, 2025. It is currently 66.10% below its all-time high.

What is the all-time low of Ethereum?

Ethereum recorded an all-time low of $0.42, recorded on Oct 21, 2015. It is currently 398.83 thousand percent above its all-time low.

Ethereum Foundation

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The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a non-profit organization that supports the research, development, and ecosystem growth of the Ethereum protocol and its wider community.

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Foundation Council | Creator of Ethereum

Aya Miyaguchi

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Patrick Storchenegger

Foundation Council | Attorney at Law & Notary Public

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Technical Steering Group | Co-Founder of Ethereum

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