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Current network gas prices and estimated transaction costs.
| Transaction Type | Gas Units | Safe | Standard | Fast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETH Transfer | 21,000 | -- | -- | -- |
| ERC-20 Transfer | 65,000 | -- | -- | -- |
| Uniswap Swap | 200,000 | -- | -- | -- |
| Smart Contract | 350,000 | -- | -- | -- |
Explore the key pillars of the Ethereum ecosystem.
Decentralized lending, borrowing, and trading protocols powering open finance on Ethereum.
$60B+ TVLDigital art, collectibles, and tokenized assets on the world's largest NFT marketplace.
ERC-721Rollups, sidechains, and state channels enabling faster, cheaper transactions.
L2Self-executing programs on the EVM powering decentralized applications worldwide.
SoliditySecure the network and earn rewards through Ethereum's proof-of-stake consensus.
PoSHardhat, Foundry, ethers.js, and a rich ecosystem for building on Ethereum.
Web3Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain platform that enables developers to build and deploy smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps). Created by Vitalik Buterin in 2015, it has grown into the world's largest programmable blockchain.
With the transition to proof-of-stake (The Merge, September 2022), Ethereum became 99.95% more energy efficient while maintaining its position as the leading platform for DeFi, NFTs, and Web3 innovation.
How the two largest cryptocurrencies compare across key metrics.
Common questions about Ethereum and the ecosystem.
Ethereum is a decentralized platform that enables developers to build and deploy smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps). It was proposed by Vitalik Buterin in 2013 and launched in 2015.
ETH is used to pay for transactions and computational services on the Ethereum network (gas fees). It's also used for staking to secure the network, as a store of value, and as a medium of exchange in DeFi protocols.
The Merge was Ethereum's transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake consensus, completed in September 2022. It reduced Ethereum's energy consumption by 99.95% and set the foundation for future scaling upgrades.
Layer 2 solutions are protocols built on top of Ethereum that process transactions off-chain while leveraging Ethereum's security. Popular L2s include Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, and zkSync. They offer faster and cheaper transactions.
You can stake ETH by running a validator node (32 ETH required), using a staking service, or through liquid staking protocols like Lido and Rocket Pool. Stakers earn rewards for helping secure the network.
DeFi (Decentralized Finance) refers to financial services built on blockchain smart contracts — lending, borrowing, trading, and yield farming — without traditional intermediaries like banks. Ethereum hosts the largest DeFi ecosystem.