Ethereum Price History (ETH-USD): Daily Closing Prices from CoinGecko

This dataset provides the daily closing price of Ethereum (ETH-USD) sourced from the CoinGecko API, the most widely cited cross-exchange aggregator for cryptocurrency reference prices. The series covers a rolling 365-day window of daily values — ideal for short-horizon macro analysis and correlation studies with traditional risk assets. For deeper Ethereum price history beyond one year, the underlying CoinGecko archive extends to 2015; the Eco3min mirror focuses on the recent window most relevant for live macro monitoring.

Dataset: Ethereum Price in USD (Rolling 365 Days) · Updated 2026-08-04

Source: CoinGecko API — Powered by CoinGecko

Macro Takeaway

Dataset Overview

Dataset Variables

The CSV and Excel files contain the following columns.

Column names match the CSV headers exactly.

Download the Complete Dataset

The full dataset is available in CSV and Excel formats.

Direct CSV Access — Eco3min Structured Dataset

https://eco3min.fr/dataset/ethereum-price.csv

This URL returns the complete dataset in CSV format. It can be used directly in pandas, R, curl, or any data tool.

Using the Dataset in Python

import pandas as pd

url = "https://eco3min.fr/dataset/ethereum-price.csv"
df = pd.read_csv(url, parse_dates=["date"])

print(df.head())
print(df.describe())

Using the Dataset in R

library(readr)

url <- "https://eco3min.fr/dataset/ethereum-price.csv"
df <- read_csv(url)

head(df)
summary(df)

Both examples load the dataset directly from the URL — no download or API key required.

Methodology

Daily closing prices are pulled from the CoinGecko API, which aggregates trading data across hundreds of exchanges and weights by volume to produce a reference cross-exchange price. CoinGecko uses a volume-weighted mean of trading pairs converted to USD via stablecoin or fiat-pair anchors. Daily closes are taken at 00:00 UTC. The series is unrevised — historical values are not adjusted after publication, although the aggregation methodology has evolved over time as new exchanges have been added or removed.

This dataset is updated automatically via the Eco3min data pipeline.

Data Quality & Provider Notes

CoinGecko has tracked Ethereum since shortly after its July 2015 launch and is widely used as a reference price by financial media, academic studies, and institutional research desks. The Eco3min mirror focuses on the rolling 365-day window most relevant for current macro analysis.

• Release latency. CoinGecko aggregates exchange data in near real-time; daily closes at 00:00 UTC become final shortly after rollover. The Eco3min pipeline pulls the CoinGecko feed daily.
• Revisions policy. Cryptocurrency closing prices are not revised once published. However, the cross-exchange aggregation methodology has been updated several times since 2015, which can produce small divergences between historical CoinGecko snapshots and current backfills of the same dates.
• Alternative sources. Exchange-specific Ethereum prices (Binance, Coinbase, Kraken) typically diverge from the CoinGecko aggregate by a few basis points during normal trading and can diverge meaningfully (1–3%) during stress episodes. CryptoCompare, Messari, and Glassnode publish parallel aggregates with slightly different methodologies.
• Known gaps. None — the cryptocurrency market trades 24/7, including weekends and traditional market holidays. This is a structural difference from equity and bond datasets and affects correlation calculations with weekday-only series.

For analyses crossing Ethereum with traditional markets, weekend ETH observations should be either dropped or forward-filled depending on the use case; mixing them with weekday-only datasets without alignment introduces noise.

Common Pitfalls When Using Ethereum Price History

Ethereum price history is one of the most analysed series in crypto, but several recurring interpretation errors distort the signal.

1. Source confusion — CoinGecko aggregate vs exchange-specific. The CoinGecko cross-exchange price differs from Binance, Coinbase, or Kraken spot prices during volatility episodes, sometimes by 1–3%. Users running historical backtests on a specific venue should source from that venue directly; the CoinGecko aggregate is a reference series, not an executable price.
2. Pre-Merge vs Post-Merge supply dynamics. In September 2022, Ethereum transitioned from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, eliminating mining-driven sell pressure and introducing native staking yields around 3–4% annualized. Statistical models calibrated on pre-2022 data may misread post-Merge correlations and volatility patterns.
3. ETH vs ETC after the 2016 DAO fork. Following the 2016 DAO hack, the original chain split into Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC). Some pre-2016 historical archives blend the two prices; this dataset tracks ETH, the post-fork majority chain.
4. Price level vs gas fees and on-chain activity. ETH price and Ethereum network fees (gas) are related but not equivalent — a rising price can coincide with falling gas fees during bear-market deleveraging, and vice versa during DeFi activity bursts. Reading the Ethereum price history alone as a proxy for network usage misses the underlying activity signal.

Historical Regimes

2015–2017 — Early adoption. Ethereum launched in July 2015 at sub-$1 prices. The ICO boom drove ETH from under $10 in early 2017 to nearly $1,400 by January 2018, establishing Ethereum as the dominant smart-contract platform.

2018–2020 — Crypto winter. The post-bubble drawdown took ETH from $1,400 to under $90 by December 2018 (–94%). The 2018–2020 period saw consolidation, the rise of DeFi prototypes, and a gradual recovery to the $200–400 range.

2020–2021 — DeFi summer and bull run. The COVID-era liquidity surge and the explosion of DeFi total-value-locked drove Ethereum price history into a parabolic run from $130 in March 2020 to an all-time high near $4,800 in November 2021, alongside the Bitcoin and Nasdaq Composite bull cycle.

2022 — Terra, FTX, and the Merge. The Terra-UST collapse (May 2022), 3AC liquidation, Celsius bankruptcy, and the FTX implosion (November 2022) compressed ETH from $4,800 to under $900 — a –81% drawdown. The September 2022 Merge to proof-of-stake completed during the worst of the deleveraging.

2023–2024 — Post-Merge institutionalization. Approval of US spot Bitcoin ETFs (January 2024) and Ether ETFs (July 2024) institutionalized crypto exposure and supported a recovery in the Ethereum price toward the $3,500–4,000 range. ETH staking yields stabilized around 3–4% annualized, creating a new on-chain reference rate.

2024–2026 — Macro-driven cycle. Ethereum price history over the most recent window correlates closely with both the US M2 money supply trajectory and the US dollar index, confirming the asset’s macro-beta character within the broader liquidity regime.

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Sources

• CoinGecko API — Powered by CoinGecko

Dataset Reference

Eco3min Research. (2026). Ethereum Price History (ETH-USD).<br> https://eco3min.fr/en/ethereum-price-history-dataset/