$ETH ✅ Smart Contracts: Supports programmable blockchains, allowing developers to build decentralized applications (DApps).

✅ Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Hub: About 60% of DeFi projects operate on Ethereum (such as Uniswap, Aave).

✅ Major NFT Platforms: Most NFTs (such as CryptoPunks, Bored Apes) are based on Ethereum's ERC-721 standard.

✅ PoS Consensus Mechanism: Completed 'The Merge' in 2022, transitioning from PoW to PoS, reducing energy consumption by over 99%.

✅ Deflationary Model: The EIP-1559 mechanism burns a portion of transaction fees, reducing ETH supply (annualized approximately -0.5% to -2%).