Ethereum | |
Symbol | ETH-USD |
Country | Global |
Currency | USD |
Industry | Cryptocurrency |
Sector | Cryptocurrencies |
Ether, or ETH, is the main cryptoasset created by the team behind the wider Ethereum network. Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain platform, and has developed a unique programming language called Solidity. Launched in July 2015, Ether has quickly risen to become the second most popular cryptoasset after Bitcoin, and is aiming to become the ‘currency for our digital future’. They claim to be the most accessible and flexible cryptoasset on the market, and pride themselves on being open to everyone. Ether is the cryptoasset used across all of Ethereum’s apps but Ethereum is also home to thousands of different assests. Ethereum even allows users to create, publish and monetize their own tokens, as well as providing use of the decentralized applications (dApps) for a fee, referred to as ‘gas’.