Ethereum officially turned 10 years old on July 30, 2025. What began as a visionary proposal by Vitalik Buterin in late 2013 evolved into the world’s most significant smart contract blockchain, laying the foundation for DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and beyond.
In this article, we take a look back at the most important events, technical breakthroughs, and market milestones in Ethereum’s journey — from its launch to today’s ever-evolving Ethereum 2.0 landscape.
Here’s a year-by-year, month-by-month breakdown of Ethereum’s most important achievements — covering network launches, forks, protocol upgrades, and all-time highs.
Nov 2013: Vitalik Buterin publishes the Ethereum whitepaper outlining a decentralised platform supporting smart contracts.
Jan 2014: Ethereum is officially announced at the North American Bitcoin Conference.
Mar 2017: Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) is launched with Microsoft, JPMorgan, and others.
