Ether (ETH) is the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, used to pay gas fees, participate in staking, and enable decentralized finance (DeFi) activities. This section will cover ETH’s market trends, major protocol upgrades, and demand across sectors such as finance, NFTs, and layer-2 scaling solutions. Coverage will include price forecasts, staking yield data, analysis of Ethereum’s network upgrades like the Merge, and usage metrics. Readers will gain comprehensive insights into ETH’s pivotal role in the decentralized economy and the expanding Web3 infrastructure.