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Ethereum 2014 ICO

In July 2014, the Ethereum Foundation ran a 42-day public presale that raised ~31,529 BTC (roughly $18.5 million) and issued 72,009,991 ETH tokens at a starting rate of 2,000 ETH per BTC. Combined with the 16.67% reserved for the Ethereum Foundation and early contributors, these tokens formed the entire genesis supply that activated when the Ethereum mainnet launched on July 30, 2015. After the Ethereum Foundation's 2016 hard fork, the original unmodified chain carried all ICO token balances forward and continued under the name Ethereum Classic.

Crowdfund Campaign Duration · Jul 22, 2014 through Sep 2, 2014$18,500,000 Raised

ICO Details

Token NameEthereum
TickerETH
Price at ICO$0.3080
StatusFinished
Target$16,000,000
Funds Raised (USD)$18,500,000
Funds Raised (BTC)~31,529 BTC
ICO Token Supply72,009,991
Funding CapUnlimited
Token RoleUtility
Token TypeOwn wallet
Token Supply After ICOIncreases

The 72,009,991 tokens issued here are the original Ethereum genesis supply. In 2016, the Ethereum Foundation forked the chain and applied the ETH name and ticker to the new chain. The original chain carried this supply unaltered and was recognised by the global community as Ethereum Classic.

ICO Sale Rate — Jul 22 to Sep 2, 2014

~31,529 BTC raised over 42 days. Early bird rate (days 1–14): 2,000 ETH per BTC, then linearly declining to 1,337 ETH per BTC by the final day.

Day 1: 2,000 ETH/BTC · ₿0.00050/ETHDay 42: 1,337 ETH/BTC · ₿0.00075/ETH

Ethereum ICO ROI

Fiat multiplier vs $0.308/ETH ICO price. BTC cards use the 0.0005 BTC/ETH early bird rate (2,000 ETH/BTC, first 14 days). After the 2016 fork, ICO participants held balances on both chains simultaneously: ETC (original, unmodified) and ETH (new chain). Live prices update every 10 minutes.

ETC vs BTC

Original chain · 2,000 ETC/BTC ICO rate

0.00011361 BTC

×0.23 (−77%)

2014 ICO Price: 0.0005 BTC

0.1 BTC → 0.0227 BTC

Now0.00011361 BTC
ATL · Oct 20250.00009817 BTC
ATH · Jun 20170.00894331 BTC

ETH vs BTC

Fork chain · 2,000 ETH/BTC ICO rate

0.02796352 BTC

×55.9 (+5,493%)

2014 ICO Price: 0.0005 BTC

0.1 BTC → 5.59 BTC

Now0.02796352 BTC
ATL · Oct 20150.00160204 BTC
ATH · Jun 20170.14749840 BTC

BTC return. The ICO was priced in Bitcoin at 2,000 ETH/BTC (0.0005 BTC/ETH) for the first 14 days. How much BTC is your ETC or ETH worth today relative to what you paid?

ETC vs USD

Original chain · $0.31 ETC/USD ICO rate

$9.00

×29.2 (+2,822%)

2014 ICO USD ROI: $9.00 ÷ $0.31

$100 → $2,922

Now$9.00
ATL · Oct 2015$0.43
ATH · May 2021$167.09

ETH vs USD

Fork chain · Created Jul 20, 2016

$2,215.13

×7,192 (+719,098%)

2014 ICO USD ROI: $2,215.13 ÷ $0.31

$100 → $719,198

Now$2,215.13
ATL · Oct 2015$0.43
ATH · Aug 2025$4,946.05

Fiat return. Current value of your ICO allocation in the selected currency, measured against the $0.308/ETH ICO price. After the 2016 fork both chains carried the original balances, with ETC on the original chain and ETH on the new one.

ETC since 2016 Fork

Original chain · Created Jul 30, 2015

$9.00

×14.6 (+1,363%)

2016 Fork Price: $0.615 ETC/USD

Now$9.00
Fork · Jul 2016$0.615
ATL · Oct 2015$0.43
ATH · May 2021$167.09

ETH since 2016 Fork

Fork chain · Created Jul 20, 2016

$2,215.13

×175.7 (+17,466%)

2016 Fork Price: $12.61 ETH/USD

Now$2,215.13
Fork · Jul 2016$12.61
ATL · Oct 2015$0.43
ATH · Aug 2025$4,946.05

ETC/ETH cross-pair. Both chains launched from the same ICO at 1:1 parity. This shows how many ETH one ETC is worth today, a direct measure of how the two chains have diverged since the 2016 fork.

Token Distribution

In July 2014, the Ethereum Foundation ran a 42-day public presale that issued 72,009,991 ETH tokens across two tranches: 83.33% to crowdsale participants and 16.67% reserved for the Foundation and early contributors. These genesis tokens formed the entire initial supply that activated on the Ethereum mainnet on July 30, 2015, and are carried today, unmodified, by Ethereum Classic.

ETH Foundation Crowdsale
83.33%
Foundation / Early Contributors & Others
16.67%

Today's Circulating Supply

Both chains share the same ICO genesis allocation. Post-genesis emissions diverge because they follow different monetary policies. ETH removed its supply cap after The Merge; ETC follows ECIP-1017's declining block reward schedule toward a ~210.7M cap.

Ethereum Classic — ETC Token Supply Composition

Original chain · Created Jul 30, 2015

156.6M ETC circulating / 210.7M ETC cap

ETH Foundation Crowdsale
60.0M (28.5%)
ETH Foundation / Contributors
12.0M (5.7%)
Post-genesis Emissions (PoW)
84.5M (40.1%)
Unmined Supply (210.7M Cap)
54.1M (25.7%)

Ethereum — ETH Token Supply Composition

Fork chain · Created Jul 20, 2016

120.7M ETH circulating · uncapped

ETH Foundation Crowdsale
60.0M (49.7%)
ETH Foundation / Contributors
12.0M (9.9%)
Post-genesis Emissions (PoW+PoS)
48.7M (40.3%)
Uncapped Supply
∞ no cap

ICO Origin

Ethereum 2014 ICO

Jul–Sep 2014

42-day public presale collects ~31,529 BTC (~$18.5M) at a starting rate of 2,000 ETH per BTC, declining linearly to 1,337 ETH/BTC by day 42. A total of 72,009,991 ETH was minted as the entire initial supply. 83.33% went to crowdsale participants and 16.67% to the Ethereum Foundation and early contributors.

72,009,991 ETH minted~31,529 BTC raised$18.5M USD equivalent83.33% / 16.67% split

Ethereum Mainnet Launch

Jul 30, 2015

The Frontier genesis block. All 72,009,991 ICO tokens activate on the live chain.

Frontier genesis72,009,991-token initial supply

2016 DAO Hard Fork

Jul 20, 2016

The Ethereum Foundation executes a hard fork to reverse the DAO hack, creating two chains from the same genesis. The forked chain retains the ETH name and ticker. The original unmodified chain continues as Ethereum Classic, carrying all 72,009,991 ICO token balances forward unchanged.

Chain splitETC — original chainETH — fork chainSame genesis supply