Price change (24h):
1.85%
High (24h):
$1707.09
Low (24h):
$1607.31
Volume (24h):
$297.30M
Market Cap:
$4.34B
All Time High:
66.37% $4950.08
Aug 24, 2025
All Time Low:
1928% $82.10
Dec 15, 2018
WETH
WETH33.73 %(1Y)
$1665.57
About WETH
WETH (Wrapped ETH) entered the digital asset landscape in 2016. It exists as the packaged, ERC-20 compliant avatar of native Ether, purpose-built for frictionless composability across decentralized application ecosystems.
The asset solves a fundamental architectural quirk: ETH itself never conformed to its own ERC-20 standard, creating deep incompatibilities with automated market makers, lending pools, and other smart contract protocols. By wrapping ETH into a standardized token, the asset becomes fully interoperable with the sprawling DeFi toolchain—allowing it to be staked, lent, or deployed as liquidity on platforms that demand strict token interface adherence.
The token operates on the Ethereum network as an ERC-20 contract. Its canonical address has been cloned and bridged onto alternative execution environments like Tron and Terra, although the Ethereum deployment remains the liquidity nexus.
Technical underpinnings rest on the ERC-20 specification, enabling direct integration with any smart wallet, DEX, or protocol that accepts that standard. But derivative representations on BNB Chain, Solana, Polygon, and Avalanche use their own native token schemas, often wrapped through multi-chain bridges. The contract itself burns deposited Ether upon minting WETH and executes the reverse process to redeem the underlying asset, maintaining deterministic 1:1 parity.
The genesis of wrapped Ether traces to mid-2016, coinciding with the earliest decentralized exchanges that demanded a uniform interface for asset pairs. No single founder claims credit; the mechanism emerged organically from early Ethereum developers and liquidity providers who needed a custody primitive that could lock Ether and issue a tradable receipt. The canonical WETH contract gained broad adoption as DeFi protocols standardized on ERC-20 liquidity pools.
The project’s ultimate horizon, paradoxically, is its own obsolescence. Developers openly acknowledge ongoing efforts to upgrade the base Ethereum protocol so that native ETH becomes ERC-20 compliant, rendering wrappers unnecessary. Until that protocol-level migration materializes, WETH serves as a bridging layer that realigns the network’s native asset with its own token economy.
Mechanically, wrapping ETH is a custodial lock-and-mint process: a user deposits ETH into a validator-smart contract or multi-sig, which mints an equivalent amount of WETH to the user’s wallet. Unwrapping reverses this, burning the WETH and releasing the locked collateral. The token accrues no staking rewards, governance rights, or fee capture—it is a pure synthetic instrument for representing underlying Ether within transactional contexts that reject the raw asset.
Liquidity providers deposit WETH into constant-function market makers to earn swap fees on pairs like WETH/USDC. Lending markets accept it as collateral to borrow stablecoins or other volatile assets. Yield aggregators route it through compounding strategies that cycle rewards back into the position, while cross-chain bridges rely on WETH as the canonical representation when moving Ether liquidity to non-EVM networks.
WETH has a total supply of 1,829,411.40 tokens. The same quantity circulates, with no minting cap enforced beyond 1:1 backing requirements. There is no programmed emission schedule, halving, or burn mechanism beyond the unwrapping redemption path. With a market capitalization of $4,227,752,602, WETH stands as the dominant wrapped incarnation of Ether, deeply embedded in the DeFi infrastructure.
WETH Historical Price Data
| Date | Open | Close | High | Low |
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| 08/06/2026 | $1,613.88 | $1,672.47 | $1,707.09 | $1,613.88 |
| 07/06/2026 | $1,556.66 | $1,614.71 | $1,642.28 | $1,551.73 |
| 06/06/2026 | $1,574.89 | $1,554.94 | $1,615.29 | $1,511.26 |
| 05/06/2026 | $1,772.35 | $1,571.69 | $1,779.48 | $1,544.80 |
| 04/06/2026 | $1,804.79 | $1,773.73 | $1,846.01 | $1,732.11 |
| 03/06/2026 | $1,908.18 | $1,804.65 | $1,914.83 | $1,804.65 |
| 02/06/2026 | $2,001.80 | $1,912.14 | $2,005.28 | $1,887.64 |
| 01/06/2026 | $1,975.07 | $2,003.23 | $2,004.04 | $1,960.14 |
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Stoic AI has been trading WETH automatically since 2020, consistently outperforming simple holding by 15-40%. While you were checking the price, our AI makes 127 profitable trades every month.
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Stoic AI is a fully automated crypto trading bot that connects to your exchange account via API keys and trades your funds using an algorithmic strategy.
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Key points:
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Why is manual trading WETH a bad idea?
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- Miss perfect entry/exit
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Popular Cryptocurrencies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bitcoin
BTC
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$62960.00 | 0.20% | $1.26T | $35.83B |
| 2 |
Ethereum
ETH
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$1677.52 | 0.92% | $202B | $16.30B |
| 3 |
Tether
USDT
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$1.00 | 0.01% | $187B | $58.67B |
| 4 |
XRP
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| 5 |
BNB
BNB
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$602.97 | 1.51% | $81.27B | $750M |
| 6 |
USDC
USDC
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$1.00 | 0.00% | $75.99B | $14.58B |
| 7 |
Solana
SOL
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$66.70 | 1.70% | $38.64B | $3.36B |
| 8 |
TRON
TRX
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$0.32 | 0.74% | $30.67B | $491M |
| 9 |
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| 10 |
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FAQ
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WETH (WETH) is a cryptocurrency that can be bought, sold, and traded on major exchanges. Its price changes in real time based on supply, demand, and broader market conditions. You can track the live WETH price, market cap, and 24-hour trading volume at the top of this page.
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The current price of WETH (WETH) is $1665.57. Over the last 24 hours, it has moved 1.85%. Crypto prices update continuously, so short-term changes can happen quickly.
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You can buy WETH on major exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, or KuCoin. However, simply buying and holding can be risky due to market volatility.
The smartest way to manage your WETH investment is to connect your exchange account to Stoic AI. This allows you to keep funds on your preferred exchange while our institutional-grade algorithm automates the trading strategy for you, aiming to outperform manual trading. -
WETH's price is influenced by overall crypto market trends, trading volume, investor sentiment, regulatory news, and macroeconomic events. High volatility is common - WETH can move 5-15% in a single day. This makes timing the market extremely difficult for manual traders but creates opportunities for systematic, data-driven strategies.
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We can’t provide investment advice. Whether WETH is a good investment depends on your risk tolerance, time horizon, and strategy. Crypto markets are highly volatile and past performance doesn't guarantee future results. Many investors reduce risk by diversifying across multiple assets and using automated strategies that remove emotional decision-making. Always do your own research before investing.
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Common approaches include buy & hold, discretionary trading based on technical analysis, or automated strategies. Manual trading can be difficult due to fees, timing, and emotional decisions. Stoic AI offers an out-of-the-box automated approach: connect your exchange via trade-only API permissions, choose a strategy, and the system manages portfolio rebalancing 24/7.
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Stoic AI uses hedge fund-grade quantitative strategies developed by Cindicator, a fintech company with 9+ years of experience and $230M+ in assets under management. The algorithm analyzes price data, volatility, and correlations to build and rebalance a diversified portfolio. WETH can be included based on real-time market conditions. Over 18,000 customers already use Stoic AI to automate their crypto portfolios.
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With Stoic AI, your funds stay on your exchange (Binance, Coinbase, KuCoin, etc.) at all times. Stoic connects via read-and-trade-only API keys - it cannot withdraw your funds. The platform uses institutional-grade risk management and has been live-tested through multiple market cycles since 2020, including the 2022 crypto winter. You maintain full control and can disconnect at any time.
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You can start with as little as $500. There are no lock-ups and no hidden fees. You can try it now and withdraw your funds at any time. Create a Stoic account, connect your exchange using an API key with trading‑only permissions, choose a strategy, and start automated trading. You can stop anytime by revoking the API key on your exchange. Since the funds stay in your exchange wallet, you remain in control of deposits and withdrawals.
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