BTC logo
BTC
$110,589.30
0.44%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,012.08
0.29%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.01%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,172.48
0.43%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4064
1.01%
SOL logo
SOL
$193.12
1.55%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.02%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3217
3.14%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1949
1.71%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6671
0.42%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.23
6.04%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.09
0.20%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0001
0.04%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3239
0.51%
BCH logo
BCH
$519.05
0.55%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6494
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.77
0.41%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.86
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6381
0.01%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1795
0.67%
BTC logo
BTC
$110,589.30
0.44%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,012.08
0.29%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.01%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,172.48
0.43%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4064
1.01%
SOL logo
SOL
$193.12
1.55%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.02%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3217
3.14%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1949
1.71%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6671
0.42%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.23
6.04%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.09
0.20%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0001
0.04%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3239
0.51%
BCH logo
BCH
$519.05
0.55%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6494
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.77
0.41%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.86
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6381
0.01%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1795
0.67%
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What Is Ether?

Ether is the second-largest cryptocurrency and handles more transaction volume than any other digital asset. But what is ether used for on the Ethereum network?

By Alyssa Hertig
Updated Aug 19, 2022, 5:07 p.m. Published Jan 13, 2022, 2:33 p.m.
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