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4 sourced facts about Ethereum, the cryptocurrency and blockchain platform, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer2nd largest
Ether has ranked as the 2nd-largest cryptocurrency by market cap behind Bitcoin since at least 2018.
Source: Wikipedia (Ethereum) (2021) en.wikipedia.org
AnswerSolidity
Ethereum's white paper proposed Solidity, a Turing-complete programming language built specifically for writing smart contracts on its blockchain.
Source: Wikipedia (Smart contract) (2014) en.wikipedia.org
Answerover $150 million
The DAO raised more than $150 million worth of ether from over 11,000 investors in May 2016, one of the largest crowdfunds ever at the time.
Source: Wikipedia (The DAO) (2016) en.wikipedia.org
Answer3.6 million ETH (about $50 million then)
Attackers drained 3.6 million ETH, about a third of The DAO's funds, worth roughly $50 million at the time — leading Ethereum to hard-fork in response.
Source: Wikipedia (The DAO) (2016) en.wikipedia.org