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2022Ethereum in 2022
1 key event this year.
Here is what happened to Ethereum in 2022, in date order, with the daily close from our price data where it covers the date.
First close of 2022$3,766Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2022-01-01
Highest close$3,829Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2022-01-02
Lowest close$993.64Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2022-06-18
Last close of 2022$1,195Coinbase Exchange ETH/USD daily close, 2022-12-31
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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 2022
The Merge Sep 15, 2022
On September 15, 2022, at block 15,537,394, Ethereum's original chain merged with the Beacon Chain. From then on, blocks were produced by validators who stake ether, and mining ended. The Ethereum Foundation estimated the change cut the network's energy use by about 99.95 percent.
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