Summary
Ether is the native currency on the
Ethereum network.
Ether is the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, only
Bitcoin is larger.
The Ethereum network went live in July, 2015.
The network was built ground-up to be more than just a decentralized money ledger.
Ethereum runs decentralized apps (dapps), facilitates other digital tokens, and runs
smart contracts
which can distribute tokens according to an immutable agreement.
Ether is the only form of payment for using the Ethereum network, in addition to being used as a currency and store of value.
Ether holders can earn interest by
staking it.
There’s no consensus on whether investors should hold Ether.
The price of Ether has been highly volatile, but has recorded huge long-term gains since inception.
Some Bitcoin-friendly crypto investors avoid Ether due to uncertainty in Ether supply (Bitcoin has a programmed limit of 21 million coins, but Ether has no such limit).
On the flip side, Ether has a more plausible use case being the only form of payment for using the Ethereum network.
Ether has the potential to sharply increase in value with network usage.
Usage both increases demand and reduces supply via the
burning mechanism.
The latter can (and has) caused the supply of Ether to decrease.
Historical mean annual return: 1097.6%
Min / max annual return: -82.3% / 9379%
Last 5 years mean annual return: 91.0%
Table of total yearly returns of Ether
| Year | Return [%] |
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| 2025 | -11.0 |
| 2024 | 46.0 |
| 2023 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | -67.3 |
| 2021 | 395.9 |
| 2020 | 472.2 |
| 2019 | 8-2.5 |
| 2018 | -82.3 |
| 2017 | 9379 |
| 2016 | 754.1 |
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