Ethereum
English
Etymology
Coined by Russian-Canadian programmer Vitalik Buterin after browsing a list of fictional elements on Wikipedia; based on ether.
Noun
Ethereum (uncountable)
- An open source, blockchain-based cryptocurrency network, that features smart contracts.
- 2019, Xun (Brian) Wu; Zhihong Zou; Dongying Song, “Ethereum Architecture and Ecosystem”, in Learn Ethereum […] , Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 74:
- All Ethereum clients provide a set of JSON-RPC methods for external DApps to interact with the Ethereum blockchain network.
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- (proscribed) Ether, the cryptocurrency used in that network.
- Synonym: ETH
- 2021 March 11, Scott Reyburn, “JPG File Sells for $69 Million, as ‘NFT Mania’ Gathers Pace”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
- “Everydays” was the first purely digital NFT sold by Christie’s, and it offered to accept payment in Ethereum, another first for the 255-year-old auction house.
Translations
blockchain-based cryptocurrency
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See also
- smart contract
- cryptocurrency
- bitcoin
Further reading
Ethereum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia