Ether
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Ether is the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain, used to pay for transactions, execute smart contracts, and secure the network.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ETH | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cryptoasset
ⓘ
cryptocurrency ⓘ |
| blockchain |
Ethereum blockchain
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethereum
|
| burnMechanism | EIP-1559 base fee burning ⓘ |
| canBe |
locked in smart contracts
ⓘ
staked to validate blocks ⓘ used as collateral in lending protocols ⓘ |
| chainId | 1 ⓘ |
| classification | layer-1 native asset ⓘ |
| consensusMechanismSecuredBy | proof-of-stake ⓘ |
| denominatedIn | wei ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
Ethereum blockchain
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethereum DeFi
Ethereum blockchain ⓘ
surface form:
Ethereum NFTs
|
| executionEnvironment | Ethereum Virtual Machine ⓘ |
| feeMarketChange | EIP-1559 ⓘ |
| firstBlockMinedDate | 2015-07-30 ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
finney
ⓘ
gwei ⓘ szabo ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Ethereum blockchain
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethereum project
|
| introducedInWhitepaperBy | Vitalik Buterin ⓘ |
| isNot | Ethereum token standard like ERC-20 ⓘ |
| mainnetLaunchYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyChange | The Merge ⓘ |
| nativeTokenOf | Ethereum blockchain ⓘ |
| network |
Ethereum blockchain
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethereum
|
| paysFor |
smart contract deployment
ⓘ
smart contract execution ⓘ state changes on Ethereum ⓘ |
| previouslySecuredBy | proof-of-work ⓘ |
| roleInGas | unit of account for gas ⓘ |
| securityModel | economic security via staking ⓘ |
| smallestUnit | wei ⓘ |
| stakingRequirement | 32 ETH for a full validator ⓘ |
| supplyType | uncapped ⓘ |
| supports | account abstraction via smart contracts ⓘ |
| symbol |
Ether
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ETH
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| ticker |
Ether
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ETH
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| usedFor |
collateral in decentralized finance
ⓘ
executing smart contracts ⓘ gas payments ⓘ incentivizing miners and validators ⓘ paying for computation on Ethereum ⓘ securing the Ethereum network ⓘ staking on Ethereum ⓘ transaction fees on Ethereum ⓘ value transfer ⓘ |
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