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The Web3 Revolution: Building the Future of Blockchain, DeFi, and the Metaverse

Name: The Web3 Revolution: Building the Future of Blockchain, DeFi, and the Metaverse
Author: Hui Gong
ISBN: 9798868804915

by Hui Gong

November 2024

Intermediate to advanced

349 pages

6h 22m

English

Apress

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H. GongThe Web3 Revolutionhttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0491-5_3

3. The Rise of Ethereum

Hui Gong¹

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Institute of Finance & Technology, University College London, London, UK

The origins and development of Ethereum, a platform created by Vitalik Buterin to extend the capabilities of blockchain technology, can be traced to his vision of creating a more versatile system. Ethereum introduced the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), a core innovation that enables the execution of smart contracts and decentralized applications, significantly enhancing blockchain technology beyond its initial applications, as seen with Bitcoin. He sought to create a more general-purpose ...

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The Web3 Revolution: Building the Future of Blockchain, DeFi, and the Metaverse

by Hui Gong

3. The Rise of Ethereum

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