Ethereum (ETH) durchbricht zum ersten Mal seit drei Jahren die 4.000-Dollar-Marke

JUST THE BEGINNING

tldr; Ethereum, a decentralized open-source blockchain system, was first described in a 2013 whitepaper by Vitalik Buterin. It features its own cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), and supports decentralized smart contracts and numerous other cryptocurrencies. Ethereum was launched in 2015 after raising $18.3 million in Bitcoin during a 2014 crowd sale. It has undergone several network updates, with the most recent being the “London” hard fork in August 2021. Ethereum aims to be a global platform for decentralized applications, offering a censorship-resistant, downtime-resistant, and fraud-resistant environment. It also introduced smart contracts and the ERC-20 compatibility standard for tokens. Despite challenges like high gas fees and low throughput, Ethereum remains the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization and the largest blockchain for NFT trading. Upcoming upgrades, including a transition to proof-of-stake, aim to address its limitations.

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