Ten years ago, a 19-year-old prodigy named Vitalik Buterin published the Ethereum whitepaper, introducing the world to smart contracts and decentralized apps. Today, ETH celebrates its 10th birthday—and what a journey it’s been!
🚀 Ethereum’s Biggest Milestones
2015: Ethereum mainnet goes live (price: $0.31).
2017: ICO boom makes ETH the backbone of DeFi & NFTs.
2020: DeFi Summer explodes—Uniswap, Aave, and yield farming dominate.
2021: ETH hits $4,891 ATH amid NFT mania.
2022: The Merge—Ethereum ditches mining, cuts energy use by 99.95%.
2024: ETH ETFs approved—institutional adoption surges.
💡 What’s Next?
Ethereum 2.0 upgrades (Dencun, Proto-Danksharding).
Layer 2 dominance (Arbitrum, Optimism, Base scaling transactions).
Can ETH flip Bitcoin? Some say yes—if adoption keeps growing.
🎂 Celebrating ETH’s Impact
From CryptoKitties to DeFi and beyond, Ethereum reshaped the internet. Happy Birthday, ETH! 🎉
👇 Drop a 🎂 if you’ve been here since the early days!