What Is Ether (ETH)? Let’s first understand ethereum before learning about Ether (ETH). Ethereum is a decentralized development platform that uses blockchain technology. It was created to allow others to build applications, cryptocurrencies, tokens, or other use cases that can benefit from distributed and secured databases. Ethereum requires resources to run. Because it is distributed, it is owned simultaneously by no one and everyone participating — but the resources it uses must be paid for...