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2. Ethereum Architecture

Debajani Mohanty1 
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Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
 

“The thing that I often ask startups on top of Ethereum is, ‘Can you please tell me why using the Ethereum blockchain is better than using Excel?’ And if they can come up with a good answer, that’s when you know you’ve got something really interesting.”

—Vitalik Buterin

According to Forbes, “Ethereum is the first generic blockchain platform that allows users to easily create and deploy their decentralized and trustless applications. It has created incredible opportunities in the fintech space.” This chapter will introduce you to the entire ecosystem of ...

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