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The Ethereum Foundation applied their trademark to the new, altered version of the Ethereum blockchain. [2] The older, unaltered version of Ethereum was renamed and continued on as Ethereum Classic. [2] Ethereum Classic's native Ether token is a cryptocurrency traded on digital currency exchanges under the currency code ETC. [3]
Solidity is the primary programming language for developing smart contracts on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). [32] However, Rust has emerged as a strong alternative in the blockchain ecosystem, especially for blockchains that support WebAssembly (Wasm), such as Polkadot, Klever and Solana.
The first DApp on the Ethereum blockchain was published on April 22, 2016. [5] From May 2017, the number of DApps being developed have grown at a higher rate. [5] After February 2018, DApps have been published every day. [5] Less than one fifth of DApps capture almost all the DApp users on the Ethereum blockchain. [5]
Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (abbreviation: ETH [a]) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among cryptocurrencies, ether is second only to bitcoin in market capitalization. [2] [3] It is open-source software. Ethereum was conceived in 2013 by programmer Vitalik Buterin. [4]
MetaMask is a software cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain.It allows a user to access their Ethereum wallet through a browser extension or mobile app, which can then be used to interact with decentralized applications.
Aave, formerly known as ETHLend, is an open-source decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol which was initially built on the Ethereum blockchain and released in 2020. [4] [5] It is one of the largest cryptocurrency liquidity protocols. [6] [7] The Aave Protocol uses smart contracts to automate processes, including distributing funds and handling ...
Ethereum: ETH, Ξ Vitalik Buterin [50] Ethash [51] C++, Go [52] PoW, PoS: Supports Turing-complete smart contracts. 2015 Ethereum Classic: ETC EtcHash/Thanos [53] PoW: An alternative version of Ethereum [54] whose blockchain does not include the DAO hard fork. [55] Supports Turing-complete smart contracts. 2015 Nano: XNO, ΣΎ Colin LeMahieu ...
Uniswap was created on November 2, 2018 [3] by Hayden Adams, [4] a former mechanical engineer at Siemens. [1] Adams is the founder and CEO of Uniswap Labs, the company responsible for the development of the Uniswap Protocol, a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Ethereum blockchain. [5]