The Ethereum blockchain was first proposed in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin, and its development was funded through an online crowdsale in July-August 2014. Ethereum was launched on July 30, 2015, with 11.9 million coins sold during the crowdsale, accounting for approximately 13 percent of the circulating supply. Ethereum underwent a hard fork in 2016 that resulted in two separate chains, Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC). In 2022, Ethereum transitioned from the energy-intensive Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanism to the more secure and energy-efficient Proof of Stake (PoS) mechanism. Ethereum Price News The total dollar value of all Ethereum traded in the last 24 hours. This includes exchanges outside of Revolut
Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is looking into what appears to be a major security breach affecting one of its wallets. Large unauthorized outflows indicate substantial user funds were potentially stolen. On-chain analysis by PeckShield Alerts shows suspicious transfers from a Poloniex-tagged hot wallet, identified as Poloniex 4 on Etherscan. Initial estimates suggest over $125 million worth …… .css-1iya80h@media screen and }@media screen and }About Ethereum (ETH) It's not possible to mine Ethereum anymore, after September 2022 Ethereum blockchain fully switched from proof of work to proof of stake.