Ethereum
A blockchain platform launched in 2015 that extends the idea of Bitcoin by allowing arbitrary programs — smart contracts — to run on it, making it a kind of global, shared computer. Its native currency is called ether (ETH), and it hosts the majority of Web3 applications.
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