$ETH Ethereum (ETH) is not only the second largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, but also a technology platform with many interesting features that few people know about:

1. Origins and founders:

Ethereum was first proposed by Vitalik Buterin in 2013 when he was just 19 years old.

Buterin was not the only one behind Ethereum. He gathered a group of talented developers including Gavin Wood, Charles Hoskinson, and Joseph Lubin.

Initially, Ethereum was called "Etheruem" (a misspelling), but it was later corrected to "Ethereum".

2. Programming capabilities:

Ethereum is not just a currency but also a platform that allows developers to build decentralized applications (dApps) using the Solidity programming language.

This has opened up a new world of blockchain applications, from decentralized finance (DeFi) to gaming and digital art.

3. The DAO incident:

In 2016, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) built on Ethereum was hacked, resulting in the loss of 3.6 million ETH.

This incident sparked a major debate in the Ethereum community about whether to implement a "hard fork" to recover the lost funds.

Ultimately, the community decided to proceed with the hard fork, leading to the emergence of Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC).