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WTF / ETH
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What does one ETH cost in USD?

The latest cached Coinbase ETH/USD trade quote is $2,533.46, recorded at . This is a single-exchange reference, not a guaranteed purchase price.

An Ether sculpture, snapshot camera, and clock illustrate a time-specific quote.
$2,533.46

Latest cached quote

Source: Coinbase Exchange
Trade time:

Refreshes every five minutes when the scheduled job is running. Quotes older than 15 minutes are marked stale.

A last trade is different from your purchase price

This number records a trade reported by one exchange. A purchase interface may show a different total because its quote, spread, fees, or timing differ. The amount of ETH and its dollar value are also different quantities.

Keep the asset price separate from the transaction fee

Network fees pay for computation. They are not calculated simply as a fixed percentage of ETH’s dollar price. Learn the difference between ETH and Ethereum, or use the gas fee calculator to work through a fee in ETH.

Example: ETH amount versus dollar value

If ETH were $2,000 per coin, 0.5 ETH would have a reference value of $1,000 before costs. If the price changed to $1,800, the same 0.5 ETH would have a reference value of $900. These are made-up prices to explain the math, not market predictions.

The ETH amount stayed the same. Its dollar value changed. A wallet balance and a market quote answer different questions.