On July 30, 2025, Ethereum—the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization and the most widely used blockchain platform for decentralised applications and smart contracts—will commemorate its tenth birthday.
In order to introduce Ethereum, its native token, an initial coin offering (ICO) was held in August 2014. Over $16 million was raised when 50 million ETH were sold for roughly $0.31 a coin.
ETH clients had to wait for the blockchain to launch before transferring or using their ETH even though ETH tokens could be bought in 2014. This was due to the Ethereum blockchain not becoming online until the following year.
The Ethereum network made its formal debut with “Frontier” on July 30, 2015, at which point Ethereum created its “genesis block.”
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One of Ethereum’s main developers has stated that he would want to see Ethereum given a comparable Nobel Prize to honour and recognise its accomplishments and contributions when the platform reaches the ten-year mark.
Ethereum core engineer Tim Beiko had a similar demand, thinking that Ethereum should be given the same credit for its important contributions to the cryptocurrency industry.
Beiko said that he was told years ago by someone that Ethereum was supposed to receive an analogous Nobel Prize, but that hasn’t happened yet. According to him, the Ethereum chain will be ten in around eighteen months, which seems like a perfect time to accomplish this goal. Moreover, the 18-month interval would allow for sufficient planning.
Beiko’s tweet elicited responses and recommendations from the ETH community, as anticipated. Beiko admitted that the Devas award was proposed by an X user and said that the award’s strong point is that it is almost like the Oscars, which he finds important and interesting.
Beiko thought carefully about how many players would comprise the victorious squad as well, recommending a maximum of five to 10 players.
