Current price of Ethereum for June 25, 2026 | Fortune

On June 25, 2026 (Eastern Time), Ethereum is priced at $1,636.33 for 1 ETH, down $34.51 from the previous day and about $483 lower over the past year. The article places Ethereum as the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, at roughly $233 billion, behind Bitcoin at $1.33 trillion and ahead of Tether near $183 billion. It describes Ethereum as more than a currency, functioning as a decentralized computing platform where developers can build applications and use smart contracts for activities such as lending, borrowing, investing, and trading, with ETH serving as the network’s payment token. It also cites ETH’s long-term performance from its 2014 ICO price near 31 cents, notes that it neared $5,000 at a peak in August 2025, and mentions an early-2026 decline linked to recession fears and reports that co-founder Vitalik Buterin sold millions of dollars’ worth of ETH.