$ETH Ethereum (ETH) is a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform that allows developers to build and deploy smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps). It was proposed in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin and launched in 2015.

Key Points:

Native Cryptocurrency: ETH (Ether) is used to pay for transactions and computational services on the network.

Smart Contracts: Self-executing contracts with code that runs exactly as programmed.

dApps: Supports decentralized apps in areas like finance (DeFi), gaming, NFTs, and more.

Ethereum 2.0: A major upgrade to improve scalability, security, and energy efficiency by switching from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS).