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Ethereum in 2018

1 key event this year.

Here is what happened to Ethereum in 2018, in date order, with the daily close from our price data where it covers the date.

First close of 2018$759.03Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2018-01-01
Highest close$1,386Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2018-01-13
Lowest close$83.00Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2018-12-14
Last close of 2018$130.53Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2018-12-31
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.

Events in 2018

  1. 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.

ICO boom peak Jan 13, 2018

Hundreds of projects raised money in 2017 by selling tokens on Ethereum, which drove huge demand for ether. The date shown is ether's highest daily close in January 2018 in our fetched series.

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