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Ethereum

ETH · CoinStats snapshot

Current price

$2,497.50

+1.85% in 24h

Snapshot context

How the move looks across time

Checked Aug 27, 2026, 2:02 AM UTC · stale window is provider-dependent

1 hour

+0.25%

Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.

24 hours

+1.85%

Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.

7 days

Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.

30 days

+33.00%

Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.

Project profile · curated overview

What is Ethereum?

Ethereum.org

Overview

Ethereum is a programmable blockchain for smart contracts and decentralized applications. Ether pays for computation and helps secure the network through proof-of-stake.

History

Ethereum went live in 2015 and grew from a general-purpose smart-contract chain into a layered ecosystem of rollups, wallets, protocols, and developer tooling. Its consensus system later transitioned from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake.

What to check now

Useful Ethereum updates usually involve protocol upgrades, client releases, scaling activity, fee-market changes, and application usage. This page deliberately leaves those subjects separate from the current market snapshot.

Context warning. Smart-contract access introduces application, bridge, oracle, and transaction-fee risks that market-cap data cannot measure.

Market profile

The numbers behind the headline

Market cap

$301.4B

24h volume

$19.2B

Market rank

#2

Provider ID

ethereum

Market cap and volume help describe the scale and recent activity represented in this snapshot. They do not tell you how easily a specific order will execute, how concentrated ownership is, or whether a contract is secure.

Research checklist

Before you trust a token

Confirm the identity. Match the project name, ticker, contract address, and chain. Similar symbols can represent unrelated assets.

Check the market. Look beyond a percentage move: liquidity, spread, volume quality, holder concentration, and venue differences matter.

Read the contract context. A market-data feed is not an audit and cannot rule out minting, freezing, blacklist, or honeypot behaviour.

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