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Ethereum (ETH): price and where to buy in Spain

$2,390.59

€2,072.38 at the exchange rate of September 16, 2026, 17:00

Last 30 days, one price per day in USD.

ATH (all-time high)

$4,946.05

% from its ATH

-51.67 %

% price change, 24 hours

-1.31 %

% price change, 1 hour

-0.04 %

Market data updated on September 16, 2026, 17:00 (UTC).

How much is Ethereum (ETH) worth today?

The current price of Ethereum is $2,390.59 USD. At the exchange rate of September 16, 2026, that comes to €2,072.38. Its all-time high (ATH) was $4,946.05. It is now trading 51.67% below that high. Over the last 24 hours its price has moved -1.31%.

The market capitalisation of Ethereum is $291,750,445,994 USD, which reflects the total value of every coin in circulation.

What if Ethereum had Bitcoin's market cap? Work out what each ETH would be worth with the market cap calculator.

Where to buy Ethereum in Spain

Since 1 July 2026 only platforms authorised under MiCA may operate in Spain. These ones are and have the pair open — two different things, and both worth checking. You can verify the authorisation yourself in the register we keep up to date:

Is this your first purchase? Before opening an account, read how to buy cryptocurrency in Spain step by step: the right order, what they will ask you for and what you pay extra if you press the wrong button.

  • Bit2Me — ETH/EUR, ETH/USDC. You can pay in euros. Bitcoinforme S.L., authorised by Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) since 10/2025.
  • Bitvavo — ETH/EUR, ETH/USDC. You can pay in euros. Bitvavo B.V., authorised by Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) since 06/2025.
  • Kraken — ETH/EUR, ETH/AUD, ETH/CAD, ETH/CHF. You can pay in euros. Payward Europe Solutions Limited, authorised by Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) since 06/2025.
  • Coinbase — ETH/EUR, ETH/BTC, ETH/GBP, ETH/INR. You can pay in euros. Coinbase Luxembourg S.A., authorised by Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) since 06/2025.

Being authorised does not mean they are the best option for you: it means they may operate legally. Fees and service are something you have to look at separately. This is not investment advice.

Availability checked on 14/09/2026. We cannot say either way for Bitpanda: it does not publish its list of trading pairs.

And when you sell at a profit, it has to be declared: work out what you pay in Spanish income tax using the FIFO method the tax office requires. And if you hold more than €50,000 on platforms outside Spain, you also have to file form 721, which is informational and costs nothing.

What is Ethereum

Ethereum trades under the ticker ETH and ranks #2 by market capitalisation in the CoinGecko catalogue. It runs on its own blockchain, using the Ethash algorithm. Its genesis block is dated 30 July 2015. CoinGecko lists it under smart contract platforms, layer 1 chains and proof of stake (PoS).

Project description from CoinGecko

Ethereum is a global, open-source platform for decentralized applications. In other words, it is a decentralized blockchain platform that enables developers to build and deploy smart contracts and applications without central authority control. Unlike Bitcoin, which primarily functions as digital currency, Ethereum operates as a programmable global computer where developers can create any type of decentralized service. The platform hosts over $14 billion in DeFi applications with hundreds of thousands of active users across financial protocols, NFT marketplaces, and gaming platforms. Its transition to Proof of Stake in September 2022 reduced energy consumption by over 99%, addressing environmental concerns while strengthening network security. The network operates through thousands of independent validator nodes that process transactions and execute smart contracts on the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Smart contracts are self-executing programs written in Solidity that automatically carry out agreements when conditions are met, eliminating intermediaries like banks or brokers. Validators stake ETH as collateral to propose and validate blocks, earning rewards for honest participation while facing penalties for malicious behavior. The EIP-1559 upgrade introduced a dynamic base fee mechanism that burns ETH with each transaction, creating deflationary pressure during high network activity when more ETH is burned than issued to validators. Vitalik Buterin proposed Ethereum in 2013, but seven co-founders helped build it, including Gavin Wood who created Solidity and the EVM technical specification, and Joseph Lubin who founded ConsenSys. The project launched in July 2015 after raising over $18 million through crowdfunding, quickly becoming the largest blockchain developer community. Major milestones include the 2020 Beacon Chain launch, the 2021 London hard fork implementing fee burning, and the 2022 Merge to Proof of Stake. Ether (ETH) serves multiple functions: paying transaction fees (gas), staking to secure the network and earn 3-5% annual yields, serving as collateral in DeFi protocols, and purchasing NFTs and digital assets. The asset is increasingly adopted by traditional institutions, with publicly traded companies adding ETH to corporate treasuries to generate staking yields while maintaining blockchain exposure, and in 2024, the SEC approved spot Ethereum ETFs, allowing traditional investors to gain exposure through conventional brokerage accounts. Ethereum's roadmap focuses on dramatically increasing transaction capacity to over 100,000 per second, reducing confirmation times, and enhancing decentralization while maintaining security against future threats like quantum computing.

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https://www.ethereum.org/

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BTC equivalent

1 eth = 0.0315687900 BTC

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Frequently asked questions about Ethereum

Ethereum is a global, open-source platform for decentralized applications. In other words, it is a decentralized blockchain platform that enables developers to build and deploy smart contracts and applications without central authority control. Unlike Bitcoin, which primarily functions as digital currency, Ethereum operates as a programmable global computer where developers can create any type of decentralized service. The platform hosts over $14 billion in DeFi applications with hundreds of thousands of active users across financial protocols, NFT marketplaces, and gaming platforms. Its trans...

Four steps: open an account with a provider authorised to operate in Spain, verify your identity, deposit euros by SEPA transfer and buy Ethereum in the matching pair. If you plan to hold for a long time, consider withdrawing to a wallet you control: moving your coins to your own custody is not a sale, so it is not taxed. Selling Ethereum at a profit is, and you can work out how much.

You can buy it with euros on Bit2Me, Bitvavo, Kraken and Coinbase (ETH/EUR). Checked on 14/09/2026. We cannot say either way for Bitpanda: it does not publish its list of trading pairs.

The all-time high of Ethereum was $4,946.05. It currently trades 51.67% below that level.

1 ETH is worth 0.03157 BTC at the current rate.
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Price scenarios

What distance Ethereum would have to cover to reach its historical reference points.

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Ethereum price scenarios

Ethereum trades today at $2,390.59. Its all-time high was $4,946.05, reached on August 24, 2025. Going back to that level would mean a rise of 106.9% from the current price, that is, multiplying it by 2.07.

At the other end, its all-time low was $0.432979 on October 19, 2015: from there the price has multiplied by 5,521. That path already happened and says nothing about the next one.

Recent path

Ethereum price change over different periods.
PeriodChange
24 hours down -1.31%
7 days down -4.19%
30 days up +25.46%
1 year down -46.48%

Why you will not find a price prediction here

There is no method that reliably predicts the price of a cryptocurrency. It depends on regulation, on adoption, on interest rates, on the decisions of a handful of very large firms and on market sentiment — none of which follows from today's price. A figure twelve months out would not be analysis: it would be an invented number that looks like data.

What you can look at is right above, and it is verifiable: the all-time high and low with their dates, how far away each one is and the recent path. With that you decide for yourself, which is rather more than a figure with nothing behind it gives you.

This page is not investment advice. Cryptocurrencies are a volatile asset and are not covered by any deposit guarantee scheme: you can lose all the money you put in. Read up and decide for yourself.

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