Ethereum is 5 years old today!

[bitcoinst]

On this day 30 july in 2015, the main network of one of the most beloved cryptocurrencies, Ethereum, was launched.
Congratulations to everyone who has supported and developed the project all these years!

Few metrics for 5 years from cointelegraph.com :


                    Comparing the total number of addresses after n days for both Bitcoin and Ethereum.
         


                  Total number of addresses in the first five years of existence Ethereum versus Bitcoin.


Btw Ethereum's white paper was released in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin.

[kindbtc]

Superb stats and Ethereum is definitely that top notch project that will always stand out from the rest.
And to be honest it is just the beginning of the great things that ethereum has to offer, in few years ethereum network will be everywhere even in our daily life in shape of smart contracts, ai or iot. So the potential of growth for ethereum is huge and it will reach new heights with every passing year.

[princecharles]

Wow, I'm just getting to know now that ethereum was launched in 2015. I wished I joined the space earlier and got some of the tokens cheaper then. It has been a great ride having ethereum as the second largest cryptocurrency and its a clear demonstration to the fact that real use case determines how far a project will go. I believe there's still much more to be unveiled, especially with the anticipated ethereum 2.0 which would be bringing the proof of stake algorithm to play. I wish to see ethereum flying higher and trading above $1,000, in few years time.

[jossiel]

Happy 5th year to Ethereum network.

The addresses created for Ethereum are more than bitcoin even in the earliest days because during the days of bitcoin, the interest of people are not that much.

But on the time Ethereum network has launched, people are starting to know about cryptocurrencies and creates wallet for every project that's being launched and luckily, Ethereum is at the top of altcoins up to this date.

[KimmyF]

                   Comparing the total number of addresses after n days for both Bitcoin and Ethereum.
          

Is this graph which has a number of address history both after launching Bitcoin and Ethereum? Coinmarketcap is a very helpful app and website. Ethereum is a very good coin but prices fall down to increase supply. Here Ethereum is also the best example: Ethereum launched 2 years later after published white paper. Congratulation.

[maxreish]

Nice, ethereum deserves to be congratulated. It's journey is tough but well grown for the past 5 years. This is something that we can celebrate, I mean 5 years and still one of the best and potential coin that stands on top for the past 5 years. This just indicates that most of investors trust ethereum network. With ups and downs, eth manage to survive. We can clearly see at the graph that it was moved positively with it's great platform. Kudos eth!

[bgaf]

Its a wonderful 5 years for ethereum. I was glad to know this project and I am hoping for the best for the eth network. Congratulations, Vitalik must be celebrating now and enjoying even his creation is only half of age of bitcoin his project finally stand as one of the best cryptocurrency ever created.

Only if the launch can be coincide with the 5th year schedule but its okay. Happy birthday again ethereum!!

[Kelvinid]

Wow. I don't get noticed this until have read this post. Well, thank you for remembering this and I know that many of us have forgotten this.

Back then,
Ethereum has a good and very impressive start, market gain build-up compared to Bitcoin but along the race, Bitcoin still wins. It is that making Bitcoin dominating the entire crypto market while Ethereum dominating altcoins.  

This is credited by its developers and until now, everything still in the competition. Will it have to look at how this ETH 2.0 will give an impact on the market trend and sees how it becomes more adaptable to the people/investors around. A long journey for ETH continues and proven its potentiality which people put trust in this.

[seoincorporation]

Is hard to predict the ETH price in the next 5 years, we know is the main coin used to run all kind of tokens, ICOs, etc... but at the same time they are moving to staking, and from the past coins running stacking we had realize that doesn't cooperate with the term decentralization, exchanges will become the main miners, so, i'm not sure if that will be a good thing.

[Coin_trader]

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The 5th anniversary of the launch of ETH is a very important milestone of this coin and hope Vitalik will soon announce 2.0 news in the next few months.

They should hurry because most of there major competitors like Harmony(ONE) are already started staking and soon will solve scalability. If One tps is greater  to ETH v2.0, That will give a problem to Ethereum investors because this upgrade is the hype everyone waiting which only result to a greatest upset due to some New project beat them.

Reminding that ETH was already 5 years makes me feel regretful again for not buying it when it's price was below 50$ even though I have huge stock of BTC that time.

[raidarksword]

A perfect timing it is, a birthday of Ethereum and the pumping price of it is a very well mannered and deserves to congratulate.  Hoping for Ethereum to rise up more this coming months and until of this  year because it deserves to be in the top 2, next to Bitcoin. We may not see the ATH again of it but it's a good sign that the price is really holding up good and this will make holders to rejoice as well as investors.

[yazher]

Although the price of ETH has not been back to its ATH after its fall on the year 2018, the price seems to get stable in the $200+ throughout these years. Sometimes it almost crashes below $80, it recovers again after some days or months. This is one of the indication why ETH is one of the best to choose to invest your money in cryptocurrencies. One of its good traits is it doesn't really decrease its price to the max where it never recovered again like those coins created the same year with ETH. To those who to know more about its history you can visit here for more information: https://coinrivet.com/guides/cryptocurrencies/a-brief-history-of-ethereum/

[Python Master]

Congratulation to Ethereum for a 5 years wonderful journey. Until now ETH is still the most successful Altcoin. ETH helps ICO become popular and it's the main factor of Crypto market biggest bull trend in 2017. Respect to Vitalik Buterin and all ETH developers.

[traderethereum]

Congratulations on ethereum of 5 years existing in the crypto world.
No wonder if the wallet address for ethereum is more than 5x of a bitcoin wallet address. After ethereum lists to the market, many new project use the smart contract from ethereum, which makes ethereum popular in the short term.
We know that ICO, IEO, and even some of DeFi is part of ethereum, so that makes ethereum exist for a long time, and ethereum will be king for the altcoin in the crypto market.

[aprilnot]

in just 5 years the ethereum population has defeated bitcoin. but this is not comparable with existing growth, too many unused addresses, making the ethereum network less than optimal. the impact on the network load is greater than it should. too easy to make a wallet is also one of the factors why this happens. so this achievement is not something to be proud of.

[minairia3]

I should bought a lot when its still cheap. 5 years of work and development I think finally ethereum can showcase the true color of the first smart contract platform. I guess defi has really good timing when eth 2.0 is gonna be out. I am wondering what would happened to eth platform when its on a new environment. Everybody is anticipating what could be the effect of their migration especially on price. I dont want to speculate but its gonna be a trigger to possible breaking their ATH last 2017.

[jentak]

I send rays of good for etherium, now due to DeFi, ETH should have another rise, I hope 2.0 will be this year.

Me too honestly, and most of eth users hope the same.
But I still think that even if it will be officially out this year, there almost no chance for it to start working properly this year

[darewaller]

Ethereum is really one of the best things that has been created in the cryptocurrency industry/community. Apart from Bitcoin that has made money and payment easier with the use of the Blockchain Technology, Ethereum is doing the same thing for apps. It created a platform that will allow smart contracts to run without trust. I have been seeing about the Ethereum 2.0 that will be launched anytime from now, they have not announced any date. I believe there is still more that Ethereum will have to offer us.

[Shallow]

This is a clear indication that good innovations grows with time despite all odds, however to grow despite all odds the team must be willing and ready to put in their best. Ethereum just like Bitcoin, passed through stages which refined it and in all the team weren't relenting, hence I wish this will teach upcoming project teams a lesson to stick to their goals and objectives thereby joining the major altcoins while making the crypto space a better one. In addition, I believe the Ethereum team having come this far will keep trying their best to remain the top altcoin.

[Ozero]

Earlier, Buterin stated that improvements to Ethereum 2.0 will be introduced to this coin no later than five years of ethereum's existence. I would like to see the updated ethereum as soon as possible. Of course, the improvements are very serious and corresponding serious preparation is needed, which would eliminate or significantly reduce the vulnerability of ethereum in its work.
However, the price of ethereum is already growing much faster as a percentage compared to the price of bitcoin. This is good news.

[bigcash2011]

These graphic stats easily show that ethereum is way ahead of all the competitors including bitcoin especially in terms of usage, adoption and practicality. 5 years of Ethereum are marked with constant development and service to community while 2020 and 2021 will prove to be the biggest years for Ethereum both in terms of development with reference to eth 2.0 and also in terms of value gain and adoption.

[Kez1817]

Wow!Congratulations to Ethereum. It's really a great day to remember that one of the top cryptocurrency is already 5 years now and as the years past ,the demand of ethereum are also keep on increasing. I can say that i was so lucky that i enter in crypto world and i am one of the fans of it.

[carter34]

Reminding that ETH was already 5 years makes me feel regretful again for not buying it when it's price was below 50$ even though I have huge stock of BTC that time.

Regretfully so too, not investing in etheruem early enough isn't really a good story. But is a lesson for many like me too to invest in some coins with value now and maybe in same 5years we can have a beautiful story.

[jajorforce]

These graphic stats easily show that ethereum is way ahead of all the competitors including bitcoin especially in terms of usage, adoption and practicality. 5 years of Ethereum are marked with constant development and service to community while 2020 and 2021 will prove to be the biggest years for Ethereum both in terms of development with reference to eth 2.0 and also in terms of value gain and adoption.

The main reason is digital currency and easy payment methods. We can also use Ethereum as a currency. I can't see any competitors of Bitcoin. Congratulations, good luck for another new year for Ethereum. The Ethereum price was only 80 USD last year, so corrections can't cover the price, until Ethereum 2.0.

[taufik123]

Growth of ethereum for 5 years experienced very rapid development. The most valuable coin after BTC is one of the best investment choices in my opinion for now.
The Tehreum network is growing and ethereum is currently also focusing on developing new products such as Ethereum 2.0 to the new Blokchcain protocol, DeFi (Financial Decentralization).
DeFi will greatly contribute to the future of ethereum as a Blockchain technology service. Ethereum is also expected to be a key player in the Blockchain 2.0 service.

Another product developed by ethereum that is very successful is Tether (USDT) which is a stable coin. Tether is also used as an ethereum product that will continue to support and empower capital growth in the blockchain ecosystem.

Ethereum Blockchain will be an important player in the digital asset ecosystem in the coming years.

[Zeehaxan]

Ethereum has simply been the leader and role model for altcoins and it is great to know that it has not taken long before ethereum gained ground and established itself as the top project and coin in crypto space. Hats off to Vitalik Buterin also who has worked humbly and is passionate to bring real change to the world with the help of ethereum network.

[unusualfacts30]

Ethereum has shown to be a great project and great investment for many people. For its age it has shown the development that no one ever thought was possible. This definitely indicates that eth is way ahead in the game and it still continues to maintain its status.

[htsy585]

On this day 30 july in 2015, the main network of one of the most beloved cryptocurrencies, Ethereum, was launched.
Congratulations to everyone who has supported and developed the project all these years!

Btw Ethereum's white paper was released in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin.

Indeed, ethereum has experience a massive growth over the course of the last five years and i must say all the success achieved by both the product and the team is well deserved. Going by ethereum past five years achievement metrics, it's simply shows that the project has been one of the most utilized blockchain/cryptocurrency project out there!  I wish the project and the team more success and achievements

[kingzpro]

The first 5 years of ethereum can be attributed by succesful launch and continuous development and hopefully after the implementation Ethereum 2.0 the next 5 years will be attributed for the mass adoption brought to us by the use and implementation of eth network and its smart contracts alongwith tokenization platforms so we can easily expect big things coming up for ethereum and with supportive community i am sure ethereum will reach its goal.

[judaspriest]

previously congratulations to Ethereum holders, of course this is an extraordinary thing in crypto currencies besides Bitcoin holders, Ethereum holders also get a lot of results, ETH ROI has also increased 9000x so far, congratulations

[bandungan]

ethereum movement in the last 5 years is very significant, even ethereum can be one of the coins that can popouler in the crypto world. but could there be a coin in the future that could successfully shift ethereum. we look forward to further news about the development of coins in cryptocurrency

[TimeTeller]

The first 5 years of ethereum can be attributed by succesful launch and continuous development and hopefully after the implementation Ethereum 2.0 the next 5 years will be attributed for the mass adoption brought to us by the use and implementation of eth network and its smart contracts alongwith tokenization platforms so we can easily expect big things coming up for ethereum and with supportive community i am sure ethereum will reach its goal.

I have to agree with that. Because the Eth developers are not stopping their job but always looking to improve their network.
That is why we will be witnessing the eth 2.0 very soon. I hope it will bring more benefits among crypto users.

But in terms of eth addresses, I can say that a big percentage of that are not active anymore.
Because one person alone can create so much of eth addresses depending on his needs and forget about it.
Like for example, eth address generated on exchanges. I guess a lot of them are not active.

[Finestream]

ethereum movement in the last 5 years is very significant,

All are significant as ETH project has a lot of supporters in the space, so all eyes on ETH.
I witnessed many dumps and pumps of ETH but I am happy it was survive and this year seems to be a good year for ETH as they upgrade and DeFi's are making ETH increase its demand.

More success will be witness in the future, this doesn't get old, the longer it exist, the better opportunity it can give to us.

even ethereum can be one of the coins that can popular in the crypto world. but could there be a coin in the future that could successfully shift ethereum. we look forward to further news about the development of coins in cryptocurrency

It was XRP who temporarily beat ETH in ranking but ETH reclaim that sweet spot and consistently sitting now next to btc, I don't also think it would surpass bitcoin's rank, so I'm happy with its ranking now.


BTW, Happy 5 years anniversary to ETH and to us holders.

[Utoy101]

Happy massive 5 years anniversary to ethereum!  The hardwork and the disruptive products of ethereum has seen it to be the second most valuable crypto asset available in the market presently. Anyone who knows even little about cryptocurrency ought to know how ethereum pioneer the creation of smart contracts as well as creating a ready made Dapp infrastructures for people to easily deploy their products on

[uray]

On this day 30 july in 2015, the main network of one of the most beloved cryptocurrencies, Ethereum, was launched.
Congratulations to everyone who has supported and developed the project all these years!

The initial phase was really cool and anyone who missed the initial days of bitcoin had the opportunity to invest in ETH and that too at a very nominal price and i never expected the coin to rally like this even though i invested during the initial phase of ETH and it has helped me fulfill some of my dreams but i never thought it was 5 years ago as it feels like it just happened a couple of years ago .

[ene1980]

Growth of ethereum for 5 years experienced very rapid development. The most valuable coin after BTC is one of the best investment choices in my opinion for now.

There are many promises but we are yet to see those rapid development on a technical stand point, during the early days their main dialogue was that the transaction could be made at nominal fees and at a fast pace where bitcoin will not reach and if you are transacting ETH now you know what is the real status and the charges on making a transaction, there are promises and lets see whether they will fulfill those, if you take the price then you are right, the valuation is rising once again and anyone who invested in ETH at the right time made a heck of a profit.

[DougM]

The first 5 years of ethereum can be attributed by succesful launch and continuous development and hopefully after the implementation Ethereum 2.0 the next 5 years will be attributed for the mass adoption brought to us by the use and implementation of eth network and its smart contracts alongwith tokenization platforms so we can easily expect big things coming up for ethereum and with supportive community i am sure ethereum will reach its goal.

I have to agree with that. Because the Eth developers are not stopping their job but always looking to improve their network.
That is why we will be witnessing the eth 2.0 very soon. I hope it will bring more benefits among crypto users.

yes, looks like testnet is humming along:
Final test before Ethereum 2.0 mainnet release is now live
The Eth2 Medalla testnet went live today, marking the final stage of testing before the mainnet release of Eth2 is released into the wild.
https://decrypt.co/37591/final-test-before-ethereum-2-mainnet-release-now-live

[pageraji]

Thanks to vitalik butterin and team to bring ethereum for crypto world, i think the most usable coin today is ethereum with smart contract, happy aniversary for Ethereum, 5 years and now 5 million rupiah for 1 Eth 

[Golftech]

I'm glad to know that ethereum is halfway a decade to show it's legacy and continuing it's good performance in the market.

Yeah right, halfway to a decade and still we seen more progress, the developing team are continuously working
and bringing nice updates for this project.

For me, it's the second most successful coin of cryptocurrency next to bitcoin in terms of popularity and also volume trading in the market, the coin that is always the second to bitcoin.

It's shown from the market that this coin still holding the the second spot, we will continue to see more from this coin for sure.

[hrunya102]

This project has really given us a lot, attracted a large number of people to the crypto world, and continues to develop. ETH is always on my wallet.

[trauchot]

During this time, Ethereum has reached incredible heights and we ourselves see how many partners are working with Ethereum and how many investors are constantly investing in Ethereum, and most importantly, this is just the beginning for Ethereum and new opportunities and new technologies from Ethereum await us in the future.

[Docbee]

On this day 30 july in 2015, the main network of one of the most beloved cryptocurrencies, Ethereum, was launched.
Congratulations to everyone who has supported and developed the project all these years!

Few metrics for 5 years from cointelegraph.com :


                    Comparing the total number of addresses after n days for both Bitcoin and Ethereum.
         


                  Total number of addresses in the first five years of existence Ethereum versus Bitcoin.


Btw Ethereum's white paper was released in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin.

A very big congratulations to the Ethereum Foundation for their giant strides in blockchain technology.  This has given lots of crypto enthusiasts and investors a strong financial leverage over the years.  We hope to see more development in the future even with the advent of Ethereum 2.0.  More unwavering support for ETH Foundation.  Congratulations once more!

[Bezobraznike]

During this time, Ethereum has reached incredible heights and we ourselves see how many partners are working with Ethereum and how many investors are constantly investing in Ethereum, and most importantly, this is just the beginning for Ethereum and new opportunities and new technologies from Ethereum await us in the future.

   It's the reason why Ethereum have so many supporters, it's great in many aspects! Here we follow the progress and we are up
to date with all announcements, we know that Ethereum developing is not over, there's a lot more to do. Ethereum is still far
from ATH, but I believe we will break it in next year or less.

[tiang_tower]

This project has really given us a lot, attracted a large number of people to the crypto world, and continues to develop. ETH is always on my wallet.

Yes, everyone in crypto likes ETH tokens, so it doesn't hurt if you always have ETH in your wallet for more valuable assets, and I personally also like ETH, because ETH tokens are the best tokens of all time.

[masterrex]

When I first entered into the crypto space in 2015 my first investment in crypto was with the Bitcoin price $200 at that time and I get Bitcoin in cloud mining contracts while I bought some Ethereum at the price of $0.71 in the same year and I thought that Eth price will not grow beyond further because of its huge total supply but I'm wrong instead it grew up to $18 per coin But after the DAO hacking incident at that time the price continues to drop and because I'm already in Panic I was sold all my Eth at the price of $11 and that was the biggest mistake I've made so far because I never expected the ETH price to reach $1000+ in 2017-2018. that was my history in Ethereum Still strong in 5 years.  

[cheezcarls]

Just like Bitcoin, I’ve regretted not knowing Ethereum and not taking cryptocurrencies seriously when they’re created. I could have bought a lot of it, especially Bitcoin and other ones and making a fortune by now.

Yeah I know how it feel not riding the wave a few years ago, but it is what it is. I’m still happy right now that I bought a little of it when it was around $200-$210, and now $390+ as of this time of writing.

There’s a good chance that DeFi projects would make ETH’s price on a continuous roll, and ETH 2.0 is on the way.

[umbara ardian]

Thanks to vitalik butterin and team to bring ethereum for crypto world, i think the most usable coin today is ethereum with smart contract, happy aniversary for Ethereum, 5 years and now 5 million rupiah for 1 Eth 

Yes it has been 5 years, and that is not a long time. I believe that in the next few years ETH will continue to grow and its price will grow long-term like Bitcoin. My goal for ETH in the next 5 years is to go up to $ 5000

[shoreno]

This project has really given us a lot, attracted a large number of people to the crypto world, and continues to develop. ETH is always on my wallet.

Yes, everyone in crypto likes ETH tokens, so it doesn't hurt if you always have ETH in your wallet for more valuable assets, and I personally also like ETH, because ETH tokens are the best tokens of all time.

tokens under the eth or eth main coin ? whatever it is , you cant say that all people like a specific coin  . you know there are even bitcoin haters  so i assume that there are those that dont like eth too . honestly eth is a great coin and shouldnt be disliked by everyone else   . having this coin on your wallet is a blessing , it wont hurt you lmao . thanks for this trivia , i  didnt know that that eth is 5 years old now  . its young compare to btc , itl improve more in the long run

[Vishnu.Reang]

Ethereum was first proposed in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin and the first crowd sale took place in 2014. The Initial release occurred in 2015 and I wasn't active i cryptocurrency market at that time. But my friends told me that there wasn't much hype back then. The promoters really struggled to get the necessary funding during the ICO phase. Many of those who decided not to take part in the ICO then would be regretting now.

[tvplus006]

5 years ago crypto were just booming same with ETH, their peak happens 2017 that we don't notice it's already years that it already happened, many realizations and regrets I did when that peak pass and whenever their prices high and downs. But being said that they were able to still be in top alt up to now, can give ETH still a a chance to be popular again soon and might reach another ATH,maybe when they really do the 2.0

I think that by this anniversary we may see another fork, which will be caused by the reluctance of miners to stay out of work when switching the from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake network. And if this happens, I will stay with the network that will support Proof of Work.

[aioc]

Ethereum changes a lot of in the landscape of Cryptocurrency that is why it deserves to be in the second spot, the smart contract makes Cryptocurrency easy and at the right time, developers and investors are looking for something that will supplement Bitcoin on it's Cryptocurrency journey and Ethereum is the answer, still so many great things to come for Bitcoin.

[freedomgo]

I made a decent profit investing on Ethereum, so I would not miss this opportunity to think this project, though a bit late, sorry bout that.
More years to come of course, Ethereum is still on the right track as it's been continuously developed, hopefully this year will mark for the biggest upgrade of Ethereum which is the ETH 2.0/

[Shohag123]

If the bitcoin is the king of crypto then Ethereum is the king of Altcoins.Ethereum had created a havoc when ico system was on the peak.But when ico loses peoples trust ethereum had affeted to.And now because of DeFi project ethereum is back on the action.Now ethereum has increased significantly.And in future the more famous DeFi will be,the more ethereum price will increase.

And it has alrrady 5 years for ethereum and in future it will bring more dimension to the cryptocurrency.Ethereum 2.0 will be released very soon.And last I hope ehtereums transcation fee will decrease.Then it will be great celebration of 5  years.

[Ayiranorea]

I made a decent profit investing on Ethereum, so I would not miss this opportunity to think this project, though a bit late, sorry bout that.
More years to come of course, Ethereum is still on the right track as it's been continuously developed, hopefully this year will mark for the biggest upgrade of Ethereum which is the ETH 2.0/

Many cryptocurrency users have got their life changed out of the ethereum. It is a game changer in the cryptospace serving as a base to most of the cryptocurrencies that have marked its peak value during the previous bull trend. The continued progress of ethereum has led the the upgradation based on the necessity. Myself too profited out of ethereum, but very small profits. Hope it'll grow high as the need for cryptocurrency is widening regularly.

[fuer44]

5 years, and now etherum is still competitive in the crypto market despite many new coins and new projects, but etherum remains the best for altcoin. I think etherum is a successful altcoin.

[havoc928]

5 years, and now etherum is still competitive in the crypto market despite many new coins and new projects, but etherum remains the best for altcoin. I think etherum is a successful altcoin.

Yeah, I agree with you! ETH has been in the market very soon. 5 years is long enough to prove that ETH has the ability to gain our trust and build its reputation in the cryptocurrency market. It has been gaining its value over and over again. Right now, we're expecting that ETH will pump soon and achieve 4 figure value after launching ETH 2.0. It's the best altcoin ever!

[lienfaye]

Ethereum is already 5 years old and manage to remain the top altcoin next to bitcoin. It already proves its worth thats why many investors prefer to have eth on their portfolio. Now the price of eth is getting better and there's more to look forward when the eth 2.0 is launch. It can affect the price to climb up so for holders of this crypto just continue to support and keep holding.

[RealMalatesta]

Ethereum was the first thing that actually improved blockchain a lot, that is why it made such a huge news, there is a lot of people who really do not know why ethereum is such a big deal and why stuck to second, and I can tell you that I have been here since the early days of ethereum and can tell you that after the hard fork ethereum as it is started to develop so many stuff that blockchain world changed.

Nowadays most of the new coins are building stuff on what ethereum has already built, they are copying and improving ethereum, so it has become the standard and in a world where 60%+ domination by bitcoin, ethereum managed to carve up a special place for itself as the leader of blockchain improvements, that used to be litecoin but ethereum became much better and bigger.

[Kezacky]

It has been 5 years that the ethereum project has come a long way to date and has produced sweet fruit. Vitalik is a great person and some of their project teams have also done a great job. I hope that in the future Ethereum is much more profitable and has a high selling price.

[Nesbee2]

 This is interesting ! so in just five years Ethereum has gone this far. i still remember in early 2016 when Eth was less than  20$  yet i didn't  buy some . How was i to know that Eth will become this great. Congratiulations! Ethereum team.

[jossiel]

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The 5th anniversary of the launch of ETH is a very important milestone of this coin and hope Vitalik will soon announce 2.0 news in the next few months.

They should hurry because most of there major competitors like Harmony(ONE) are already started staking and soon will solve scalability. If One tps is greater  to ETH v2.0, That will give a problem to Ethereum investors because this upgrade is the hype everyone waiting which only result to a greatest upset due to some New project beat them.

Reminding that ETH was already 5 years makes me feel regretful again for not buying it when it's price was below 50$ even though I have huge stock of BTC that time.

What I've heard is that we're very near to it.

I'm also regretting that I'm a fool and didn't believed on ETH on its earliest days and the price that I'm able to see is also below $50. Those were the days that the price was totally low.

[DougM]

I am long on BTC and ETH personally, but I am curious if anyone has a reaction to this news article today:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockstreams-adam-back-slams-ethereum-as-a-ponzi-scheme
Blockstream’s Adam Back Slams Ethereum as a Ponzi Scheme
Crypto tribalism shifts up a gear, with Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back lashing out at Ethereum.

“Bitconnect, Charles Ponzi, Ethereum, Onecoin, Cardano, Ripple, Bernie Madoff, Stellar, Dan Larmer. All looking very similar grade to me.”

Back’s swipe came in a dialogue with TV journalist Layah Heilpern, who asked whether he thought Ethereum was a scam or if it added value to the ecosystem in terms of DApps.  Back responded simply: “Well 70% pre-mined says it all. Which would you say is a bigger scam, Ripple or Ethereum.”

Thoughts? Is he right or wrong and why?

[CHENIEN]

I think the ETH (ethereum) trend has really good through unity. The 5 years in service is good enough to play better in our community benefits, eventually, if this digital technology continues it can ease all transaction better.

[bbcolex]

Ethereum had long way to go it needs to compete with bitcoin dominance of market. It needs to lower its gas prices, Tho one of the top 10 coins/tokens out there I still think theres some project better than ETH did for 5 years.

[Kotone]

This is interesting ! so in just five years Ethereum has gone this far. i still remember in early 2016 when Eth was less than  20$  yet i didn't  buy some . How was i to know that Eth will become this great. Congratiulations! Ethereum team.

The answer to that question is you dont. No one has crystal ball and no one anticipated the changes of the price on each project. Some projects that are very low before are starting to rise now. I was hoping to look and find these kinds of projects. I think most people will only dump or sell their coin once they reach at least 10x of their investment but who actually stays for a very long time. Those are the one that ripped the glory of those project in the long run. Best example is ethereum which are now on the peak of their game and Im sure it will continue to rise even more. Happy Anniversary ethereum!

[bits4books]

Apart from the endless war on terrorism (in which the US takes part on both sides), there are no other wars anymore and they are not expected in the near future, for sure. This is a) no one needs b) the wrong time.
Even China isn't stupid enough to start a war. In the future, I think we will have a conflict for our favorite "black" continent, but for now, there is no such thing.

[husencoe]

now the ETH network is expanding everywhere and there are also many new investors who want to invest in it, I think the price of ETH will be much higher than the current price.

[bitcampaign]

the ethereum project is better enough, unfortunately for now it cannot handle spam transactions and high gas costs, it should have been resolved long ago, very high transaction costs make many people choose other alternatives to make transactions, but whatever it is ETH is very good in development during these 5 years

[Francis Freeman]

Ethereum has really brought a lot to the blockchain world with the innovation of using smart contracts. So many projects have developed with their base as ethereum. Well done to Eth community and Vitalik.

[Jackl87]

Time flies, 5 years already.
I congratulate Ethereum and everyone who invested early in ETH, i guess everyone who did that is quite rich now. I envy you  .
I have read that when Ethereum launched they had quite a rough start with many issues and an unstable mainnet, but look where they are 5 years later.

[Metall303]

Ethereum has really brought a lot to the blockchain world with the innovation of using smart contracts. So many projects have developed with their base as ethereum. Well done to Eth community and Vitalik.

if Ethereum had not been created, then we also would not have seen all the promising projects that have now appeared on the basis of the ETH blockchain. Ethereum made revolution

[coin-investor]

if Ethereum had not been created, then we also would not have seen all the promising projects that have now appeared on the basis of the ETH blockchain. Ethereum made revolution

Indeed they are, they have brought something great in the community that makes things easy for every company develoeprs and insytitution to get in the Cryptocommunity, now we have Waves Tron Binance imitating their platform and besides the competition they are really working hard to maintain their leadership in the smart contract platform industry.

[Banulit]

Seeing that an ordinary altcoin from start become the most promising altcoin and becoming the highest rank altcoin gives hope to those aspiring altcoin and hoping that they will be acknowledge as well like ethereum. Looking forward for that all the coins will go to the moon.

[LimLims]

Congratulation to Ethereum for a 5 years wonderful journey. Until now ETH is still the most successful Altcoin. ETH helps ICO become popular and it's the main factor of Crypto market biggest bull trend in 2017. Respect to Vitalik Buterin and all ETH developers.

Yes the developer of ETH is really to be praised of.
We all know ETH as the backbone of cryptos after BTC and the major character in the making of tokens.
Many people also like to hold ETH compared to any other altcoins.
Eth has truly set an embarkable mark in our hearts and i am sure it will keep the hope continuous for next few years.
Hope ETH will grow very much high as Btc is currently doing.
Nevertheless congratulations to every ETH holders for the 5th anniversary and i wish all of will be rich soon. 

[rodskee]

now the ETH network is expanding everywhere and there are also many new investors who want to invest in it, I think the price of ETH will be much higher than the current price.

Expanding and continuously providing progress, this project really bringing more interest
to more investors and traders.
In terms of value, with the way we are witnessing the movements, there's a big chance
that we will see more rise in coming days.
Congrats team for staying alive providing best 5 years of existence inside crypto industry
you have more and more years to come
With solid works to be done and more achievements that will benefits all the investors
which continuously supporting your works.

[sayulita]

Seeing that an ordinary altcoin from start become the most promising altcoin and becoming the highest rank altcoin gives hope to those aspiring altcoin and hoping that they will be acknowledge as well like ethereum. Looking forward for that all the coins will go to the moon.

Ethereum is one of the best innovations after the introduction in the crypo community and we can see that the market cap also signifies the same thing. Ethereum wasn't that popular from the start as it is now is, because of these smart contracts and the introduction of ICO from bitcoin to Ethereum blockchain there was a tremendous growth in the price of Ethereum in the ICO frenzy era. After a short time whole cryptocurrency market fell and is strongly coming back up with the crypto prices really looking strong now and now all coins are almost set for a mega pump.

[WannaCry]

the coin that everyone thinks its a scam and it turned 5 years old! they say do not judge a book by its cover..the success of ethereum is on their founders and developers. they worked hard to come this far.

[50 Cent]

Congratulations to ethereum.
Hopefully it will continue to develop and move forward in the future, so that it can silence people who say: "two-digit crypto".

I am sure ethereum after upgrading there will be better, and the cost will return to normal but with significant progress.
go go go eth.

[casperBGD]

the coin that everyone thinks its a scam and it turned 5 years old! they say do not judge a book by its cover..the success of ethereum is on their founders and developers. they worked hard to come this far.

Absolutely right, last year when Ethereum price was historical low, many people thought that Ethereum was becoming a scam. Now we're seeing their hard work. At beginning this year, I was sure Ethereum will launch their ETH-20 and now here it is the testnet validator on BeaconScan.com. Even in a few years Ethereum can't be dead, but Bitcoin will always be the top.

but, Ethereum price was not on historical low last year? it was a low from ATH in January 2018, but was far away from historically low points, because ETH was below $1 at the beginning, during ICO, 1 BTC was 2000 ETH, so last year was a bit low from 2018 top perspective, but far away from historic low, on a macro scene, that could be seen as long term consolidation point, which brought as another rising cycle, that is currently on

[bobyhodob]

Congratulations to ethereum.
Hopefully it will continue to develop and move forward in the future, so that it can silence people who say: "two-digit crypto".

I am sure ethereum after upgrading there will be better, and the cost will return to normal but with significant progress.
go go go eth.

unfortunately ethereum still can't have a price increase anymore, i really hope ethereum price can return to the time price in 2017 where ethereum price can be very expensive and the current condition many ethereum supporters who are trapped in high prices are still holding out and hopefully they can pick up those trapped there.

[TrevorS]

I should bought a lot when its still cheap. 5 years of work and development I think finally ethereum can showcase the true color of the first smart contract platform. I guess defi has really good timing when eth 2.0 is gonna be out. I am wondering what would happened to eth platform when its on a new environment. Everybody is anticipating what could be the effect of their migration especially on price. I dont want to speculate but its gonna be a trigger to possible breaking their ATH last 2017.

However, you are speculating)
There is always a chance to see new high points, just as there is a chance to never see them. But this is a cryptocurrency, it is extremely speculative, and it has just begun its development.
Everything will depend on its spread.
At the same time, the price of Ethereum has grown steadily over the past month by 50%. Great birthday present.