Ethereum is an open-source blockchain-based platform that enables the creation and execution of smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps). It was proposed in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin and launched in 2015.
Main features:
Smart contracts: Programs that execute automatically when certain conditions are met, eliminating the need for intermediaries.
Decentralized applications (dApps): Applications that operate on the Ethereum network, offering transparency and censorship resistance.
Ether (ETH): Ethereum's native cryptocurrency, used to pay for transactions and services within the network.
Utilities:
dApp Development: Facilitates the creation of applications in various fields, such as decentralized finance (DeFi), gaming, and social media.
Token issuance: Allows the creation of new tokens under standards such as ERC-20 and ERC-721, used in digital projects and assets.
Decentralized Finance (DeFi): A platform for financial services without traditional intermediaries, such as lending and decentralized exchanges.
Whitepaper:
- ethereum.org. -
Annual evolution of the price of Ether (ETH):
This is the list with the approximate price of Ether at the end of each year since its launch:
2015: $0.90
2016: $7.98
2017: $756.73
2018: $133.00
2019: $129.00
2020: $737.80
2021: $3,682.63
2022: $1,196.00
2023: $1,825.00
2024: $3,081.36 (as of November 17)
* There are those who at some point decided to start mining for the "haha's" and now live comfortably by keeping what they generated in stake... If you were one of them, my most sincere congratulations for having made the right decision. 🎉💯 *
