🚀 Ethereum (ETH) — From Vision to the Future 💎
#️⃣ Early Days (2013-2015)
1️⃣ Vitalik Buterin proposed Ethereum in late 2013.
2️⃣ Whitepaper released in January 2014.
3️⃣ ICO Success — July–Aug 2014, raised $18M.
#️⃣ Launch & Development (2015-2017)
1️⃣ Frontier Release — July 20, 2015.
2️⃣ Homestead Release — March 2016 milestone.
3️⃣ DAO Hack & Hard Fork — June 2016 created Ethereum Classic (ETC).
#️⃣ Growth & Adoption (2017-2020)
1️⃣ 2017 Crypto Boom — ETH price hit record highs.
2️⃣ Smart Contracts revolutionized decentralized applications (dApps).
3️⃣ DeFi Seeds — MakerDAO and others began shaping decentralized finance.
#️⃣ Modern Era (2020–Present)
1️⃣ DeFi Boom — Uniswap, Compound, and more exploded in usage.
2️⃣ NFT Revolution — OpenSea & creators took center stage.
3️⃣ Layer 2 Scaling — Optimism & Arbitrum improved speed and fees.
4️⃣ The Merge — September 2022 transition to Proof-of-Stake.
💭 Future Ahead: With ETH eyeing $4,500 next, the journey is far from over.
From powering DeFi to NFTs, Ethereum remains the backbone of Web3.
