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Ethereum today
Ethereum (ETH) trades at $2,261.56 on Binance Futures, down 4.12% over the last 24 hours. Today's range is $2,230.20 to $2,378.69, and the price is around the middle.
24-hour volume on ETHUSDT is $11.98B, number 2 of 519 USDT perpetuals by volume, with $5.25B in open interest. Funding is +0.0046% per period: longs pay shorts, so more traders are betting on a rise.
Its market cap is $286.13B (rank 2 on CoinGecko) and fully diluted value $286.13B. 122.17M ETH circulate out of 122.17M total supply (100%). The all-time high was $4,946.05 on 24 August 2025; the price is 54% below it. Over 7 days -2.0%, 30 days -12.8%, a year -43.3%.
OpenTrades hasn't traded ETH since 26 October 2026. If it does, members who follow the coin get the same position in their own account within seconds.
Figures update on their own · 30 Oct, 04:11. Not investment advice.
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Each bar is one funding payment. Above zero, longs paid shorts; below zero, shorts paid longs. A long run on one side shows where the crowd is leaning on ETH.
About Ethereum
Ethereum is a global, open-source platform for decentralized applications. In other words, it is a decentralized blockchain platform that enables developers to build and deploy smart contracts and applications without central authority control. Unlike Bitcoin, which primarily functions as digital currency, Ethereum operates as a programmable global computer where developers can create any type of decentralized service.
The platform hosts over $14 billion in DeFi applications with hundreds of thousands of active users across financial protocols, NFT marketplaces, and gaming platforms. Its transition to Proof of Stake in September 2022 reduced energy consumption by over 99%, addressing environmental concerns while strengthening network security.
The network operates through thousands of independent validator nodes that process transactions and execute smart contracts on the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Smart contracts are self-executing programs written in Solidity that automatically carry out agreements when conditions are met, eliminating intermediaries like banks or brokers.
Validators stake ETH as collateral to propose and validate blocks, earning rewards for honest participation while facing penalties for malicious behavior. The EIP-1559 upgrade introduced a dynamic base fee mechanism that burns ETH with each transaction, creating deflationary pressure during high network activity when more ETH is burned than issued to validators.
Vitalik Buterin proposed Ethereum in 2013, but seven co-founders helped build it, including Gavin Wood who created Solidity and the EVM technical specification, and Joseph Lubin who founded ConsenSys. The project launched in July 2015 after raising over $18 million through crowdfunding, quickly becoming the largest blockchain developer community. Major milestones include the 2020 Beacon Chain launch, the 2021 London hard fork implementing fee burning, and the 2022 Merge to Proof of Stake.
Ether (ETH) serves multiple functions: paying transaction fees (gas), staking to secure the network and earn 3-5% annual yields, serving as collateral in DeFi protocols, and purchasing NFTs and digital assets. The asset is increasingly adopted by traditional institutions, with publicly traded companies adding ETH to corporate treasuries to generate staking yields while maintaining blockchain exposure, and in 2024, the SEC approved spot Ethereum ETFs, allowing traditional investors to gain exposure through conventional brokerage accounts.
Ethereum's roadmap focuses on dramatically increasing transaction capacity to over 100,000 per second, reducing confirmation times, and enhancing decentralization while maintaining security against future threats like quantum computing.
Launched 30 July 2015
ETH questions
What is the ETH price today?
Ethereum is at $2,261.56 on the Binance Futures ETHUSDT perpetual, -4.12% in 24 hours (range $2,230.20 to $2,378.69). The page updates on its own.
What is Ethereum's market cap?
$286.13B, rank 2 by market cap on CoinGecko. If every token existed today (fully diluted) it would be $286.13B.
How many ETH are in circulation?
122.17M ETH, total supply 122.17M, no maximum supply listed.
What is the ETH funding rate now?
Funding is +0.0046% per period: longs pay shorts, so more traders are betting on a rise. Funding is paid between traders every period, not to the exchange.
What leverage can I use on ETH?
Binance Futures allows up to 150× on ETHUSDT for small positions; bigger positions get lower limits. OpenTrades' default for members is 20× with a small margin per trade.
Has OpenTrades traded ETH?
OpenTrades hasn't traded ETH since 26 October 2026. If it does, members who follow the coin get the same position in their own account within seconds.
Where can I trade ETH?
As the ETHUSDT USDT perpetual on Binance Futures, and on Bitget USDT perpetuals. OpenTrades copies trades on Binance and Bitget into members' own accounts.
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Price, volume, funding and open interest: Binance Futures. Market cap, supply, description and links: CoinGecko. Trade record: the OpenTrades account. Not investment advice; futures trading is high risk.