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# Welcome to Ethereum

The leading platform for innovative apps and blockchain networks

Pick a wallet

Create accounts & manage assets

Pick a wallet

Create accounts & manage assets

Get ETH

The currency of Ethereum

Get ETH

The currency of Ethereum

Choose a network

Enjoy minimal fees

Choose a network

Enjoy minimal fees

Try apps

Finance, gaming, social

Try apps

Finance, gaming, social

Use cases

## A new way to use the internet

### Crypto without volatility

Stablecoins are currencies that maintain stable value. Their price matches the U.S. dollar or other steady assets.

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### A fairer financial system

Billions can't open bank accounts or freely use their money. Ethereum's financial system is always open and unbiased.

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### The network of networks

Ethereum is the hub for blockchain innovation. The best projects are built on Ethereum.

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### Innovative apps

Ethereum apps work without selling your data. Protect your privacy.

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### The internet of assets

Art, certificates or even real estate can be tokenized. Anything can be a tradable token. Ownership is public and verifiable.

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### Crypto without volatility

Stablecoins are currencies that maintain stable value. Their price matches the U.S. dollar or other steady assets.

Learn more

### A fairer financial system

Billions can't open bank accounts or freely use their money. Ethereum's financial system is always open and unbiased.

Explore DeFi

### The network of networks

Ethereum is the hub for blockchain innovation. The best projects are built on Ethereum.

Explore benefits

### Innovative apps

Ethereum apps work without selling your data. Protect your privacy.

Browse apps

### The internet of assets

Art, certificates or even real estate can be tokenized. Anything can be a tradable token. Ownership is public and verifiable.

More on NFTs
Activity

## The strongest ecosystem

Activity from all Ethereum networks

$123.5B
Value locked in DeFi
$93.48B
Value protecting Ethereum
$0.0053
Average transaction cost
13.85M
Transactions in the last 24h
Learn

## Understand Ethereum

Crypto can feel overwhelming. Don't worry, these materials are designed to help you understand Ethereum in just a few minutes.

### Popular topics

What is Ethereum?

What are crypto wallets?

How to start, step by step

Ethereum Whitepaper

Ethereum roadmap

Other topics
Values

## The internet is changing

Be part of the digital revolution

Legacy

Ethereum

Builders

## Blockchain's biggest builder community

Ethereum is home to Web3's largest and most vibrant developer ecosystem. Use JavaScript and Python, or learn a smart contract language like Solidity or Vyper to write your own app.

Builder's Portal
Documentation

Code examples

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Ethereum.org Community

## Built by the community

The ethereum.org website is built and maintained by hundreds of translators, coders, designers, copywriters, and enthusiastic community members each month.

Come ask questions, connect with people around the world and contribute to the website. You will get relevant practical experience and be guided during the process!

Ethereum.org community is the perfect place to start and learn.

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Next calls

🛠 QA session - ethereum.org portal(opens in a new tab)

February 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM

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☎️ ethereum.org Community Call I - March 2025(opens in a new tab)

March 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM

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### Recent posts

The latest blog posts and updates from the community

### Pectra Audit Competition Launches on Cantina

February 21, 2025

Ethereum Foundation Blog

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### Purr-suit of Ethereum #6

February 18, 2025

EthCatHerders - Medium

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### Ethereum Solo Staker List Handover to EthStaker

February 14, 2025

ethstaker

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### Reasons to have higher L1 gas limits even in an L2-heavy Ethereum

February 14, 2025

Vitalik Buterin's website

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### Retrospective: Summa

February 4, 2025

Privacy and Scaling Explorations

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### Contributoor: A Lightweight Beacon Node Companion

January 27, 2025

Posts 🤓 on ethPandaOps

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Read more on these websites

Ethereum Foundation Blog(opens in a new tab)
EthCatHerders - Medium(opens in a new tab)
ethstaker(opens in a new tab)
Vitalik Buterin's website(opens in a new tab)
Privacy and Scaling Explorations(opens in a new tab)
Posts 🤓 on ethPandaOps(opens in a new tab)
Solidity Lang Blog(opens in a new tab)
Attestant(opens in a new tab)
Josh Stark(opens in a new tab)
0xPARC(opens in a new tab)
Devcon(opens in a new tab)

### Events

Ethereum communities host events all around the globe, all year long

### Pragma Denver

February 25, 2025

Denver, USA

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### Modular Carnival

February 25 – March 1, 2025

Belo Horizonte, BRA

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### ETHDenver

February 23 – March 2, 2025

Denver, USA

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See all events

## Join ethereum.org

This website is open source with hundreds of community contributors. You can propose edits to any of the content on this site.

How to contribute

Find out all the different ways you can help ethereum.org grow and be better.

GitHub

Contribute to code, design, articles, etc.

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Discord

To ask questions, coordinate contribution and join community calls.

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To keep up with our updates and important news.

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