The following is the rise and fall history of Ethereum since its inception in 2015:

- 2015: The Ethereum genesis block was mined on July 30, with an initial price of $0.311, rising to $0.97 by the end of the year.
- 2016: In the first half of the year, the price steadily rose, breaking the $1 barrier in March, but in the second half, the cryptocurrency market corrected, and the price fell to around $0.6, fluctuating between $0.27 and $8.48 for the entire year.
- 2017: The cryptocurrency market frenzy, Ethereum became a major beneficiary, with its price soaring from around 10 dollars at the beginning of the year to a record 1423 dollars in December.
- 2018: The cryptocurrency market bubble burst, regulatory uncertainty and technical challenges led to investor sell-offs, Ether price plummeted significantly, falling 93% over the year, reaching a low of $89.
- 2019: The market slowly recovered, with prices fluctuating between $120 and $364.
- 2020: Driven by the DeFi boom, the price of Ether soared from $190 to $735.86, with an annual rise of over 445%.
- 2021: The NFT craze greatly propelled the rise of Ethereum prices, reaching an all-time high of 4891.70 dollars on November 10, and falling back to 3746.22 dollars by December 31, with an annual increase of over 400%.
- 2022: The cryptocurrency market entered a bear market, with the price of Ethereum falling sharply, reaching a low of 874.96 USD, and then stabilizing between 1600 USD and 1700 USD.
- 2023: The price rebounded from around 900 dollars to over 1600 dollars.
- 2025: According to the data queried on May 20, 2025, the Ethereum ETF-Invesco Galaxy experienced significant price fluctuations between April 21 and May 19, with an increase of 18.00% on May 8 compared to the previous day and a decrease of 2.88% on May 19 compared to the previous day.

The price of Ethereum is influenced by various factors, such as overall market conditions, related technological upgrades, regulatory policies, and significant events.