# The birth of ‘Ethereum Killers,’ can they take Ethereum’s throne?
Ethereum has proven to be a formidable force. While its major issues have spawned other coins aimed at addressing them, Ethereum looks to shed its old skin with the release of Ethereum 2.0. Despite the fact that Ethereum was created six years after Bitcoin BTC$45,872 and the introduction of blockchain technology, the digital asset Ether ETH$2,654 has grown to…