What is Ethereum (ETH)?

Ethereum (ETH) is the second most popular cryptocurrency after Bitcoin. Founded by Vitalik Buterin and Gavin Wood in 2015, today Ethereum’s market capitalization represents approximately 20% of the $1.1 trillion global crypto market. There are some distinct differences between Ethereum and the original crypto.

What is Ethereum's native cryptocurrency?

Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency is called Ether (trading ticker is ETH) which is used to facilitate transactions and incentivise network participants, called miners, to validate and secure the platform.

What is the current circulating supply of Ethereum?

The current circulating supply is 120,357,218.706 ETH. This content is for informational purposes only. Ethereum is a decentralized computing platform that uses ETH (also called Ether) to pay transaction fees (or “gas”). Developers can use Ethereum to run decentralized applications (dApps) and issue new crypto assets, known as Ethereum tokens.

What is an Ethereum stake?

An Ethereum stake is when you deposit ETH (32 ETH is required to activate validator software) on Ethereum 2.0 by sending it to a deposit contract, thus helping to secure the network by storing data, processing transactions and adding new blocks to the blockchain.