ETH - Price, Charts & Blockchain Insights

24H High

2398.930

24H Low

2314.250

24H Volume

445.07K

24H Volatility

3.66%

All Time High

4956.780

All Time Low

81.790

Correlation with BTC

0.91

Return On Investment

+684.13%

Market Cap

283.61B

Ethereum is a decentralized open-source blockchain system that features its own cryptocurrency, Ether. ETH works as a platform for numerous other cryptocurrencies, as well as for the execution of decentralized smart contracts.Ethereum was first described in a 2013 whitepaper by Vitalik Buterin. Buterin, along with other co-founders, secured funding for the project in an online public crowd sale in the summer of 2014. The project team managed to raise $18.3 million in Bitcoin, and Ethereum’s price in the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) was $0.311, with over 60 million Ether sold. Taking Ethereum’s price now, this puts the return on investment (ROI) at an annualized rate of over 270%, essentially almost quadrupling your investment every year since the summer of 2014.The Ethereum Foundation officially launched the blockchain on July 30, 2015, under the prototype codenamed “Frontier.” Since then, there has been several network updates — “Constantinople” on Feb. 28, 2019, “Istanbul” on Dec. 8, 2019, “Muir Glacier” on Jan. 2, 2020, “Berlin” on April 14, 2021, and most recently on Aug. 5, 2021, the “London” hard fork.Ethereum’s own purported goal is to become a global platform for decentralized applications, allowing users from all over the world to write and run software that is resistant to censorship, downtime and fraud.

Official Website Block Explorer Whitepaper

Social Media Sentiment

Neutral

52 Bullish

108 Neutral

27 Bearish

The current sentiment of ETH on social media as of May 5, 2026 indicates a Neutral rating, with 52 users expressing a positive Neutral sentiment, 108 users opting for a Neutral, and 27 users suggesting a Bearish. This reflects a generally optimistic outlook among social media participants regarding ETH's future outlook. While social media sentiment can provide valuable insights into public perception and market trends, its reliability as a sole reference for cryptocurrency investment decisions is limited. The data is often influenced by a small, vocal subset of users, which may not represent the broader market or include professional analysis. Factors such as hype, manipulation, or coordinated campaigns can skew sentiment, reducing its accuracy.

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Addresses Analysis

Holding Amount

Wallet addresses by amount held in USD

$0-$1K99.31%

$1K+0.02%

$1k-$100K+0.67%

Time Held

Traders are addresses that have been holding for less than one month; holders are addresses that have been holding for longer than one year.

Cruisers43.96%

Holders48.06%

Traders7.98%

Whale Holdings

Whales are wallet addresses holding over 1% of the circulating supply.

Others17.56%

Whales82.44%

Wallet addresses by amount held in USD

$0-$1K99.31%

$1K+0.02%

$1k-$100K+0.67%

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Whitepaper Summary

Ethereum is like a giant global computer that anyone can use to create and run applications that work without any central authority controlling them. Think of it as a platform where you can build digital services that run exactly as programmed, without any possibility of downtime, censorship, or outside interference. The system uses its own currency called Ether to pay for using the network. Since its inception, Ethereum has grown to become the leading platform for decentralized applications (dApps) and decentralized finance (DeFi). This revolutionary technology has transformed how we think about digital ownership and online transactions.