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Ether (ETH)
Ether (ETH) is the native token of the Ethereum blockchain. It is employed to pay for transactions and computational services.
The execution of smart contracts, the transfer of assets on the Ethereum blockchain and the creation of new tokens, are a few examples of these transactions.
Developers can use ether to pay for the use of the Ethereum network to launch and maintain their decentralized applications (DApps). It can be used as a store of value or a kind of digital currency, and it can be bought and sold on different cryptocurrency exchanges.