What is the current price of ethereum?
The price of ethereum, or 1 ETH, traded at $2,522.45, as of 8 a.m. ET. The highest intraday price that ethereum reached in the past year was $4,088.00 on March 12, 2024.
Ethereum price chart
*The return comparisons are as of 8 a.m. ET.
While not the first altcoin, ethereum is among the best-known. The cryptocurrency has seen rapid growth in its blockchain and value since its 2015 launch.
Ethereum prices
*The chart above pulls data as of 8 a.m. ET daily. It doesn’t display intraday highs or lows.
Ethereum reached a 52-week intraday high of $4,088.00 on March 12, 2024, and a 52-week intraday low of $1,520.00 on Oct. 12, 2023.
The leading altcoin has a global market capitalization of $303.62 billion. Year over year, ETH has increased 54%.
Ethereum market cap
Today, ethereum’s $303.62 billion market capitalization is second to bitcoin’s. Together, bitcoin and ethereum represent 70% of the entire cryptocurrency market. While ethereum is the leading altcoin, other altcoins have relatively high market capitalizations. These include solana with a market cap of $85.82 billion, XRP at $58.08 billion and everyone’s favorite “meme” coin DOGE at $14.69 billion.
Bitcoin and ethereum’s combined crypto market dominance has fluctuated over the years. But it has trended steadily higher since late 2022.
Ethereum’s market cap of $303.62 billion is similar to some major blue-chip stocks,…