Ethereum

Released in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum is the biggest blockchain marvel since Bitcoin. It has become the most used blockchain network in the world and was the launchpad for NFTs.

Networks Mainnet, Sepolia
Released 2015
Consensus Proof of stake (PoS)
Smart contracts Yes
Block time 12 seconds
Smart contract language(s) supported Solidity, Vyper
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The Ethereum API — build without running a node

Access Ethereum blockchain data through one unified REST API: transaction and address data, balances, block data, and real-time webhooks for on-chain events — with no Ethereum node to run and maintain. Start free and scale as you grow.

Blockchain data

Read Ethereum transactions, addresses, balances, UTXOs, and block data through one REST API.

Real-time webhooks

Subscribe to on-chain events — incoming and outgoing transactions, confirmations, and mined blocks.

No node to run

Skip the infrastructure — managed, always-synced access with no node to operate or maintain.

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The power of Ethereum

The Ethereum blockchain uses Ether as its currency, which takes second place only to Bitcoin. Ethereum introduced smart contacts expanding the concepts of Bitcoin and taking the platform beyond simple payment distributions.