What's the difference between Ethereum and ETH?

It's common to mix up Ethereum and ETH. Ethereum is the blockchain and ETH is the primary asset of Ethereum. ETH is what you're probably looking to buy. More on Ethereum. What's unique about ETH? There are many cryptocurrencies and lots of other tokens on Ethereum, but there are some things that only ETH can do. ETH is the lifeblood of Ethereum.

Can ETH be used as a digital currency?

You can use Ether as a digital currency in financial transactions, as an investment or as a store of value. Ethereum is the blockchain network where Ether is held and exchanged. As mentioned above, this network offers a variety of other functions outside of ETH.

How to buy ether?

Given Ethereum’s popularity, it’s very easy to buy Ether: Pick a cryptocurrency exchange. Crypto exchanges and trading platforms are used to buy and sell different cryptocurrencies. Coinbase, Binance.US and Kraken are a few of the larger exchanges.

How many co-founders does Ethereum have?

Ethereum has a total of eight co-founders — an unusually large number for a crypto project. They first met on June 7, 2014, in Zug, Switzerland. Russian-Canadian Vitalik Buterin is perhaps the best known of the bunch. He authored the original white paper that first described Ethereum in 2013 and still works on improving the platform to this day.