Ethereum is a decentralized software platform that enables SmartContracts and Distributed Applications (ĐApps) to be built and run without any downtime, fraud, control or interference from a third party; it is additionally a virtual currency in its own right.
 | | Ethereum | | Launched in 2015, Ethereum is a decentralized software platform that enables SmartContracts and Distributed Applications (ĐApps) to be built and run without any downtime, fraud, control or interference from a third party. The platform is also the basis for its own virtual currency, Ether. Ethereum is not just a platform but also a programming language (Turing complete) running on a blockchain, helping developers to build and publish distributed applications. The potential applications of Ethereum are wide ranging. | | Breaking it Down: | | The applications on Ethereum are run on its platform-specific cryptographic token, ether. During 2014, Ethereum had launched a pre-sale for... | | Read More » | | Blockchain | | A blockchain is a public ledger of all cryptocurrency transactions. Developed for Bitcoin, its uses are spreading to all sorts of commerical applications. | | Read More » | | | Hard Fork | | A hard fork (or sometimes hardfork) is a radical change to the protocol that makes previously invalid blocks/transactions valid (or vice-versa). | | Read More » | | |  | | | | CONNECT WITH INVESTOPEDIA | | | | | | | |
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