What ETH represents
ETH is native to Ethereum and is also the gas asset on several EVM rollups. ETH is native gas on Ethereum and several rollups, but each network maintains a separate ETH balance and transaction history. A contract-wrapped form is not the native gas balance.
Native ETH origin
ETH is recorded as native on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Linea, Scroll, zkSync Era, Robinhood Chain, Lisk, Unichain, Soneium, Abstract, Morph, Boba Network, Mode, Arbitrum Nova, Hemi, MegaETH, World Chain, Ink, BOB, katana, Blast. Native status describes the ledger balance and gas behavior on that network, not every token carrying the ticker.
ETH forms away from the origin
Contract forms are recorded on Hyperliquid (HyperEVM), Solana, Sui, Tron. Each form needs its own address, wallet, and network check.
ETH network-by-network inventory
Ethereum (native), Arbitrum (native), Base (native), Optimism (native), Linea (native), Scroll (native), zkSync Era (native), Hyperliquid (HyperEVM) (contract), Solana (contract), Sui (contract), Tron (contract), Robinhood Chain (native), Lisk (native), Unichain (native), Soneium (native), Abstract (native), Morph (native), Boba Network (native), Mode (native), Arbitrum Nova (native), Hemi (native), MegaETH (native), World Chain (native), Ink (native), BOB (native), katana (native), Blast (native)
ETH decimal formats differ
Recorded representations use 2 decimal formats. A receiving application must read the destination contract metadata instead of assuming the source precision applies.
Receiving ETH without a network mismatch
Confirm whether the destination labels ETH as native gas or as a contract representation. ETH on different networks is not interchangeable without a supported route. Native ETH and token representations on other networks are not interchangeable.
Routes arriving as ETH
BTC → ETH, SOL → ETH, USDC → ETH, USDT → ETH, ARB → ETH, AVAX → ETH, BNB → ETH, DAI → ETH, DOGE → ETH, HYPE → ETH
Routes spending ETH
ETH → BTC, ETH → SOL, ETH → USDC, ETH → USDT, ETH → ARB, ETH → AVAX, ETH → BNB, ETH → DAI, ETH → DOGE, ETH → HYPE
ETH privacy and wallet linking
Approvals, token transfers, wallet reuse, amounts, timing, and later consolidation can remain visible. Private Route availability and identity requirements must be checked separately.