Ethereum
Ethereum was first proposed in a whitepaper published by Vitalik Buterin, a 20-year old cryptocurrency researcher and developer, in late 2013. It is an open source, decentralized platform that enables developers to build and deploy decentralized applications running on a blockchain through the use of smart contracts. Officially launched on June 30, 2015 as a public and permissionless blockchain platform, it has gained traction and has become the platform of choice for many different applications as well as for creating and launching ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings/crowdfunding). Ethereum's long-term vision is to be a generic platform that solves both the scalability and governance problems of blockchain applications, ensuring that the ...
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