2025-08-24 13:40 Tags:Web3

ETH fuels and secures Ethereum

ETH is the lifeblood of Ethereum. When you send ETH or use an Ethereum application, you’ll pay a fee in ETH to use the Ethereum network. This fee is an incentive for a block producer to process and verify what you’re trying to do.

Validators are like the record-keepers of Ethereum—they check and prove that no one is cheating. They are randomly selected to propose a block of transactions. Validators who do this work are also rewarded with small amounts of newly-issued ETH.

The work validators do, and the capital they stake, keeps Ethereum secure and free of centralized control. ETH powers Ethereum.

When you stake your ETH, you help secure Ethereum and earn rewards. In this system, the threat of losing ETH deters attackers.