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NEONeo: history, founders and key events
From 2014 (as AntShares) to today, every major rally, crash and upgrade, each with a dated, sourced price.
Open the interactive timeline3dated events
3years covered
3251daily closes charted
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Latest close in our data: $2.31 (Binance NEO/USDT daily close, 2026-10-14).
Launched2014 (as AntShares)
Consensus or platformDelegated Byzantine fault tolerance (dBFT)
Circulating supply70.5 million (CoinGecko, Oct 14, 2026)
Origin story
Neo was founded in China in 2014 as AntShares by Da Hongfei and Erik Zhang and renamed Neo in 2017. It was nicknamed the Chinese Ethereum. Neo uses two tokens: NEO for governance and GAS for fees. Neo N3, a major upgrade, launched in 2021.
Founders: Da Hongfei and Erik Zhang.
launchrallycrashupgradelegalforkoutagemilestone
Source: Binance NEO/USDT daily closes 2017-11-20 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
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Key events
- Nov 20, 2017milestone
First daily close in our data $35.58 (Binance NEO/USDT daily close, 2017-11-20)
Our sourced NEO price history begins on this day. - Jan 15, 2018rally
Highest close in our data $189.38 (Binance NEO/USDT daily close, 2018-01-15)
The highest daily close for NEO in our price history. - Aug 16, 2026crash
Lowest close after the peak $1.66 (Binance NEO/USDT daily close, 2026-08-16)
The lowest NEO close in our data after its highest close.
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Sources
Facts written in our own words. Last checked Oct 14, 2026.