What is Ethereum?

Ether (ETH) is the fuel in the Ethereum ecosystem. The currency supporting Ethereum’s network, powering smart contracts, Initial Coin Offerings and Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO). The project that came to life from a 20 year old Vitalik Buterin's vision at the time, grew to becoming the largest platform for the issuance of new tokens within the cryptocurrency economy through 2017.