EthereumRank #2Ethereum (ETH) — Analytics
Real-time price analysis, risk metrics & trend forecasting
Price Chart (14d)
24h range: $1,856.12 — $1,875.53
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Calculation Methodology
| Metric | Formula |
|---|---|
| Daily Return | (Price_today − Price_yesterday) / Price_yesterday |
| 14d Return | (Price_now / Price_14d_ago − 1) × 100% |
| Intraday Range | (24h High − 24h Low) / Price × 100% |
| Position in Range | (Price − 24h Low) / (24h High − 24h Low) × 100% |
| MA7 / MA14 | Average price over 7 / 14 days |
| Momentum | Price_now − Price_7d_ago |
| RSI (14) | 100 − 100 / (1 + Avg Gain / Avg Loss) |
| Score | avg(Trend + Momentum + inv.Volatility + Range + RSI) |
Prices FAQ
- What is the price of Ethereum (ETH)?
- The current Ethereum (ETH) price is $1,864.2.
- What is the market cap of Ethereum (ETH)?
- The current market cap of Ethereum is $224,979,491,744.
- What is the 24h high and low price of Ethereum (ETH)?
- The 24-hour high is $1,875.53 and the 24-hour low is $1,856.12.
About Ethereum
How Ethereum Works
The platform hosts over $14 billion in DeFi applications with hundreds of thousands of active users across financial protocols, NFT marketplaces, and gaming platforms. Its transition to Proof of Stake in September 2022 reduced energy consumption by over 99%, addressing environmental concerns while strengthening network security.
The network operates through thousands of independent validator nodes that process transactions and execute smart contracts on the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Smart contracts are self-executing programs written in Solidity that automatically carry out agreements when conditions are met, eliminating intermediaries like banks or brokers.
Validators stake ETH as collateral to propose and validate blocks, earning rewards for honest participation while facing penalties for malicious behavior. The EIP-1559 upgrade introduced a dynamic base fee mechanism that burns ETH with each transaction, creating deflationary pressure during high network activity when more ETH is burned than issued to validators.
Vitalik Buterin proposed Ethereum in 2013, but seven co-founders helped build it, including Gavin Wood who created Solidity and the EVM technical specification, and Joseph Lubin who founded ConsenSys. The project launched in July 2015 after raising over $18 million through crowdfunding, quickly becoming the largest blockchain developer community. Major milestones include the 2020 Beacon Chain launch, the 2021 London hard fork implementing fee burning, and the 2022 Merge to Proof of Stake.
Ether (ETH) serves multiple functions: paying transaction fees (gas), staking to secure the network and earn 3-5% annual yields, serving as collateral in DeFi protocols, and purchasing NFTs and digital assets. The asset is increasingly adopted by traditional institutions, with publicly traded companies adding ETH to corporate treasuries to generate staking yields while maintaining blockchain exposure, and in 2024, the SEC approved spot Ethereum ETFs, allowing traditional investors to gain exposure through conventional brokerage accounts.
Ethereum's roadmap focuses on dramatically increasing transaction capacity to over 100,000 per second, reducing confirmation times, and enhancing decentralization while maintaining security against future threats like quantum computing.
Smart Contracts and the EVM
Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (ETH) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among cryptocurrencies, Ether is second only to Bitcoin in market capitalization.
Ethereum was conceived in 2013 by programmer Vitalik Buterin. The network allows anyone to deploy permanent and immutable decentralized applications onto it, with which users can interact. Decentralized finance (DeFi) applications provide a broad array of financial services without the need for typical financial intermediaries like brokerages, exchanges, or banks.
Where to Buy Ethereum
20 exchanges · sorted by volume| # | Exchange | Pair | Price (USD) | Volume 24h | Trust | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CoinW | ETH/USDT | $1,865.08 | $164.9M | — | Trade → |
| 2 |  BitMart | ETH/USDT | $1,865.25 | $107.1M | — | Trade → |
| 3 |  OrangeX | ETH/USDT | $1,864.92 | $86.0M | — | Trade → |
| 4 |  Poloniex | ETH/USDT | $1,865.25 | $85.4M | — | Trade → |
| 5 |  Phemex | ETH/USDT | $1,864.94 | $80.6M | — | Trade → |
| 6 |  Biconomy.com | ETH/USDC | $1,864.98 | $66.6M | — | Trade → |
| 7 |  Ourbit | ETH/USDT | $1,865.24 | $64.0M | — | Trade → |
| 8 |  XT.COM | ETH/USDC | $1,864.87 | $44.7M | — | Trade → |
| 9 |  Hibt | ETH/USDT | $1,865.15 | $44.3M | — | Trade → |
| 10 |  bitcastle | ETH/USDT | $1,864.83 | $34.0M | — | Trade → |
| 11 |  Tapbit | ETH/USDC | $1,865.36 | $32.1M | — | Trade → |
| 12 |  P2B | ETH/USDC | $1,865.28 | $27.5M | — | — |
| 13 |  AlphaX | ETH/USDT | $1,864.6 | $27.3M | — | Trade → |
| 14 |  HTX | ETH/USDT | $1,865.7 | $25.2M | — | Trade → |
| 15 |  Crypto.com Exchange | ETH/USDT | $1,865.58 | $24.1M | — | Trade → |
| 16 |  Bitunix | ETH/USDT | $1,865.25 | $23.1M | — | Trade → |
| 17 |  Zoomex | ETH/USDT | $1,864.82 | $20.5M | — | Trade → |
| 18 |  BTSE | ETH/USDT | $1,865.2 | $12.5M | — | Trade → |
| 19 |  Azbit | ETH/BTC | $1,864.84 | $10.7M | — | Trade → |
| 20 |  KuCoin | ETH/USDC | $1,865.22 | $9.4M | — | Trade → |
* Trust score and volume data provided by CoinGecko. Always DYOR before trading.
Ethereum Whitepaper Summary
Overview
The Ethereum Whitepaper, published in late 2013, describes a next-generation smart contract and decentralized application platform. Its core objective is to build an alternative protocol for building decentralized applications, providing a different set of tradeoffs that emphasize rapid development time, security for small and rarely used applications, and the ability of different applications to very efficiently interact.
Technology (Ethereum Virtual Machine)
The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is the runtime environment for smart contracts in Ethereum. Every Ethereum node runs an EVM instance, which allows them to agree on executing the same instructions. Ethereum uses an account-based state model rather than Bitcoin's UTXO model.
Tokenomics and Gas
To prevent infinite loops and resource exhaustion, every computation on the EVM costs a certain amount of "gas". Gas is purchased with ETH. With the introduction of EIP-1559, the base fee for every transaction is burned, creating a potentially deflationary pressure on the ETH supply.
Roadmap (The Merge and Beyond)
Ethereum successfully transitioned from Proof-of-Work (PoW) to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) during an event known as The Merge. This reduced its energy consumption by over 99.9%. Future upgrades (like The Surge, The Scourge, The Verge) focus on scaling the network via sharding and Layer 2 rollups, increasing decentralization, and quantum resistance.