Account identity
Aperture derives and validates the public account under Ethereum rules. It does not assign a generic address from another network family.
Supported production mainnet
Ethereum in Aperture.
A network-aware home for ETH—with Ethereum addresses, fees, asset identity, transaction state, and safety boundaries kept visible.
Understand the network
Ethereum is not just a ticker.
Ethereum is the original general-purpose EVM network. Externally owned accounts authorize transactions, smart contracts execute code, and an account nonce orders transactions from the same sender.
Address format. A 20-byte Ethereum account displayed as a 0x-prefixed hexadecimal address, commonly with an EIP-55 checksum.
Ethereum-style addresses also appear on other EVM networks. The same-looking address does not move an asset from one chain to another.
Native asset and tokens
ETH is the native fee asset. ERC-20 and other contract assets are identified by the Ethereum mainnet plus the exact contract address; a name or symbol is never sufficient proof.
Fees and transaction state
ETH pays gas. Modern transactions commonly use a base fee and priority fee; wallet confirmation and deeper economic finality are related but not identical states.
Mainnet boundary
This catalog entry is Ethereum mainnet. Aperture’s production catalog does not expose testnet balances, endpoints, or transaction routes.
Receive safely
The network is part of the address.
In Aperture, choose Ethereum and the exact asset before copying an address or QR code. The sender, exchange, or bridge must use the same mainnet. A matching symbol, logo, or familiar-looking string does not prove compatibility.
- Confirm the receive screen says Ethereum.
- Copy or scan the complete address; do not retype it.
- Check whether the sending service requires an additional memo, tag, or network-specific field.
- For a new route or meaningful amount, consider a small test transfer first.
- Keep the receive screen available until the sender has verified the same network.
Send deliberately
Review what the signature will authorize.
Aperture keeps asset selection, recipient validation, amount, fee review, authorization, broadcast, and finality as distinct stages. Before authorizing a transaction on Ethereum, review the full recipient, the ETH amount, and the network fee together.
Blockchain transfers may be irreversible. Aperture cannot cancel a confirmed transaction, recover an incorrect destination, or move an asset that was sent through the wrong network.
Transaction signing happens on the device. Public account data, fee requests, transaction history, and the signed transaction may reach network infrastructure; the private signing key is not part of the broadcast payload.
Verify independently
Use the right source for the right question.
Network documentationUnderstand Ethereum protocol rules
Public block explorerInspect Ethereum public chain state
Aperture JournalHow accounts and networks stay separate
Aperture JournalReceive crypto safely in Aperture
External documentation and explorers are independent public resources. Their availability, labels, and data are not controlled by Aperture.
Aperture for iPhone and iPad
One interface. 25 mainnets. No blurred boundaries.
Use Ethereum alongside Aperture’s other supported mainnets while keeping network identity, asset identity, fees, and transaction status explicit.