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Ethereum timeline

11 dated events on a price chart. Toggle log scale, change the range and click any dot.

Ethereum price, USD
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Source: Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily closes 2016-05-18 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.

All events, in order

  1. Jul 22, 2014launch
    Ether crowdsale
    The Ethereum presale opens and later raises about 31,000 BTC.
  2. Jul 30, 2015launch
    Frontier mainnet launch
    The first live version of Ethereum goes online.
  3. Jun 17, 2016crash
    The DAO hack $15.65 (Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2016-06-17)
    An attacker drains about 3.6 million ETH from The DAO.
  4. Jul 20, 2016fork
    DAO hard fork and Ethereum Classic $12.50 (Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2016-07-20)
    Ethereum forks to return DAO funds; the original chain lives on as ETC.
  5. Jan 13, 2018rally
    ICO boom peak $1,386 (Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2018-01-13)
    Ether reaches its highest close of the first crypto boom.
  6. Dec 1, 2020upgrade
    Beacon Chain launches $586.03 (Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2020-12-01)
    Ethereum's proof of stake chain starts running alongside mining.
  7. Aug 5, 2021upgrade
    London upgrade and EIP-1559 $2,829 (Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2021-08-05)
    A new fee system starts burning part of every transaction fee.
  8. Sep 15, 2022upgrade
    The Merge $1,473 (Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2022-09-15)
    Ethereum switches from mining to proof of stake.
  9. Apr 12, 2023upgrade
    Shanghai and Capella: staking withdrawals $1,919 (Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2023-04-12)
    Stakers can finally withdraw their staked ether.
  10. Mar 13, 2024upgrade
    Dencun and proto danksharding $4,008 (Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2024-03-13)
    EIP-4844 makes data far cheaper for layer 2 networks.
  11. Jul 23, 2024legal
    Spot ether ETFs start trading $3,483 (Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2024-07-23)
    US spot ether exchange traded products open for trading.

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