EthereumETH

A programmable blockchain for apps, stablecoins and other networks; ETH pays its fees and secures it.

Rank #2Since July 2015

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$3,139 +20.1% since 31 Jul 2026 · 54.1% below its all-time high

The short version

Ethereum is a smart-contract blockchain where most stablecoins, lending and trading apps and layer-2 networks settle; ETH pays fees and is staked to secure it. No company runs it: the Swiss Ethereum Foundation funds research and independent teams write the software. On 22 Oct 2026 developers postponed a test-network step of the Glamsterdam upgrade, leaving no mainnet date. On 31 Oct 2026 one ETH cost C$3,139. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +20.1% in Canadian dollars, and it was 54.1% below its all-time high of C$6,843 set on 24 Aug 2025.^[1]

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 16 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$5,474 (3 Nov 2025) · low C$2,188 (7 Jun 2026) · -41.7%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$3,136	US$2,247
30 Sep 2026	C$3,811	US$2,677
31 Aug 2026	C$3,350	US$2,416
31 Jul 2026	C$2,690	US$1,918
30 Jun 2026	C$2,287	US$1,610
31 May 2026	C$2,789	US$2,022
30 Apr 2026	C$3,060	US$2,254
31 Mar 2026	C$2,814	US$2,024
28 Feb 2026	C$2,641	US$1,931
31 Jan 2026	C$3,647	US$2,703
31 Dec 2025	C$4,065	US$2,968
30 Nov 2025	C$4,193	US$2,990

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$3,139^[1]
3-month change: +20.1% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 54.1% below its high of C$6,843 (24 Aug 2025)^[1]
Market rank: #2, market value about C$383.1B^[1]
Kind: Native coin · Ethereum (its own network)
Started: July 2015

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoNew ETH come only from proof-of-stake rewards set by the protocol^[2]

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoThe protocol has no function to freeze or seize ETH^[3]

Can the token's contract code be changed?Not applicableRuns on its own blockchain; its rules change only through network upgrades

Is the supply capped?NoNo maximum supply; supply grows about 0.87% a year^[2]

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting or locked allocations; only staking issuance^[2]

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?NoEthereum Foundation holds about 0.12-0.14% of supply (estimate); no vesting allocations remain^{[4, 3]}

Do network fees reach coin holders?YesBase fees are burned (US$51.9M in a year); tips and MEV go to stakers^{[2, 5]}

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo exploit or halt of Ethereum itself found since Oct 2024^[3]

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNamed a digital commodity on 17 Mar 2026; no live enforcement found^[6]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by: No company; the Ethereum Foundation (Zug, Switzerland) funds research and independent teams build clients such as Geth and Prysm^[3]
Largest holders: BitMine 6,041,481 ETH (about 4.9%) on 19 Oct 2026; SharpLink about 860,000 ETH^{[7, 8]}
Admin key: None^[3]

Supply

In circulation: 122.18M ETH^[1]
Maximum supply: None set^[1]
Maximum supply: None; 122.16M ETH exist, growing about 0.87% a year because issuance exceeds the fee burn^[2]
Unlocks: None; there are no vesting allocations^[2]
Staked: 44.1M ETH (36.1%) staked at about 2.46% a year, mostly paid from new issuance^[9]

Use and fees

Main use: Smart contracts, DeFi, US$140.2B of stablecoins and settlement for layer-2 networks^[5]
Network fees: US$184.2M in the past year, down 81% from US$916.9M the year before^[5]
Who gets fees: US$51.9M of base fees burned; priority fees and MEV go to stakers^{[2, 5]}

Trading

Daily trading: About C$17.2B a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 4.12% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 3.4% above its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -41.8% in C$^[1]^[10]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 2-10 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 243 cases, 23 coins

49% were higher a year later^[11]

Typical result: Median -1% after a year; 72% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 21% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 7% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

No red flags found

On 22 Oct 2026 developers postponed the Glamsterdam step on the Hoodi test network; no new test or mainnet date was set by 31 Oct.^[12]
BitMine, holder of about 4.9% of ETH, said on 7 Oct 2026 it stops buying at 5% of supply.^[13]
US spot ETH ETFs had about -US$320M of flows in the week to 19 Oct 2026 and -US$110.6M on 22 Oct.^{[14, 15]}
Ethereum Foundation-linked wallets sent 4,393 ETH to a custodial wallet that holds coins for many users around 12 Oct 2026; a sale was not confirmed.^[16]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.