12/08/2021
Ethereum is a decentralized open source public blockchain platform with smart contract functions. [1][2] Ether (ETH or Ξ) is the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum. As of August 2021, Ethereum is the second-highest cryptocurrency by market value, second only to Bitcoin. Ethereum is the most used blockchain.
The concept of Ethereum was first proposed by the programmer Vitalik Butrin after being inspired by Bitcoin between 2013 and 2014. The idea is "the next generation of cryptocurrency and decentralized application platform"[3], which was passed in 2014 ICO crowdfunding started to develop [4].