{"schemaVersion":1,"id":"ethereum","name":"Ethereum","kind":"blockchain","canonicalUrl":"https://cryptoforagents.com/entities/ethereum","verifiedAt":"2026-10-13","nativeAsset":{"name":"ether","symbol":"ETH"},"summary":"Ethereum is a public blockchain and programmable platform for smart contracts.","claims":[{"id":"platform","text":"Ethereum is a public blockchain and programmable platform where smart contracts can run.","sourceIds":[1,2]},{"id":"native-asset","text":"Ether (ETH) is Ethereum's native asset. Gas fees for transactions and smart contract execution are paid in ETH.","sourceIds":[2,4]},{"id":"consensus","text":"Ethereum uses proof-of-stake consensus. Validators stake ETH and participate in proposing and checking blocks.","sourceIds":[3]},{"id":"eth-versus-weth","text":"ETH is native to Ethereum; wrapped ether (WETH) is an ERC-20 representation of ETH used by applications that expect tokens.","sourceIds":[5]}],"sources":[{"id":1,"title":"What is Ethereum?","url":"https://ethereum.org/what-is-ethereum","publisher":"ethereum.org"},{"id":2,"title":"Technical intro to Ethereum","url":"https://ethereum.org/developers/docs/intro-to-ethereum","publisher":"ethereum.org"},{"id":3,"title":"Proof-of-stake","url":"https://ethereum.org/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos","publisher":"ethereum.org"},{"id":4,"title":"Gas and fees","url":"https://ethereum.org/developers/docs/gas","publisher":"ethereum.org"},{"id":5,"title":"What is Wrapped Ether?","url":"https://ethereum.org/wrapped-eth","publisher":"ethereum.org"}],"formats":{"html":"https://cryptoforagents.com/entities/ethereum","json":"https://cryptoforagents.com/entities/ethereum.json","markdown":"https://cryptoforagents.com/entities/ethereum.md"},"note":"Reviewed snapshot, not a live network feed or financial advice. Check linked sources for changes since the verification date."}