Milestone
Ethereum
2015
Ethereum Mainnet Launch
Ethereum launched its Frontier mainnet, enabling smart contracts and a new developer ecosystem.
Event date: 2015-07-30
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Key Facts
Peak metricFrontier release
OutcomeSmart contract era begins
ChainEthereum
Year2015
Typemilestone
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smart-contracts
launch
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