BlockBeats News, on July 30th, Ethereum celebrates its 10th anniversary today. Over the past ten years, ETH has risen from $0.3 to over $4000, becoming the 28th largest asset globally and growing to become the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, just behind Bitcoin. Ethereum is widely used in areas such as DeFi and NFTs, and is hailed as the 'World Computer', having unknowingly reshaped our world.
In 2014, Ethereum raised approximately 31,000 bitcoins through an ICO (Initial Coin Offering), which was worth about $18 million at the time. The price of Bitcoin during the ICO was around $600, and by 2025, the price of Bitcoin is expected to exceed $120,000, an increase of about 200 times. The current price of Ethereum is $3774, with an increase of about 12,580 times during the same period.
