# Ethereum

Ethereum is a public blockchain and programmable platform for smart contracts.

- Type: blockchain
- Native asset: ether (ETH)
- Last verified: 2026-10-13
- Canonical page: https://cryptoforagents.com/entities/ethereum

## Verified claims

Ethereum is a public blockchain and programmable platform where smart contracts can run. [1][2]

Ether (ETH) is Ethereum's native asset. Gas fees for transactions and smart contract execution are paid in ETH. [2][4]

Ethereum uses proof-of-stake consensus. Validators stake ETH and participate in proposing and checking blocks. [3]

ETH is native to Ethereum; wrapped ether (WETH) is an ERC-20 representation of ETH used by applications that expect tokens. [5]

## Sources

[1] What is Ethereum? — ethereum.org: https://ethereum.org/what-is-ethereum
[2] Technical intro to Ethereum — ethereum.org: https://ethereum.org/developers/docs/intro-to-ethereum
[3] Proof-of-stake — ethereum.org: https://ethereum.org/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos
[4] Gas and fees — ethereum.org: https://ethereum.org/developers/docs/gas
[5] What is Wrapped Ether? — ethereum.org: https://ethereum.org/wrapped-eth

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