Ethereum & Smart Contracts
Ethereum
Also: ETH
A blockchain, proposed by Vitalik Buterin and launched in 2015, built to run programs called smart contracts instead of only moving a currency. It is the base for most of DeFi, NFTs, and stablecoins, and moved from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake in 2022.
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