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Ethereum
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Etymology
en Q16197959 1 after browsing a List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic particles list of fictional elements on Wikipedia; based on en ether.
Pronunciation
en /ɪˈθɪəɹiəm/
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Noun
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An open source, blockchain-based cryptocurrency network, that features smart contracts.
en 2019 Xun (Brian) Wu; Zhihong Zou; Dongying Song Learn Ethereum: Build your own decentralized applications with Ethereum and smart contracts Ethereum Architecture and Ecosystem Packt Publishing Ltd 9781789953572 74 https://books.google.com/books?id=RFqxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA74&dq=%22Ethereum%22&hl=&cd=66&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Ethereum%22&f=false All Ethereum clients provide a set of JSON-RPC methods for external DApps to interact with the Ethereum blockchain network.
en Camila Russo Sale of the Century: The Inside Story of Ethereum's 2014 Premine w:CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2020/07/11/sale-of-the-century-the-inside-story-of-ethereums-2014-premine/ 11-07-2020 The sale documents said that once the Ethereum blockchain launched and the premined ether was issued, miners would generate new ether initially at an annual rate of 26% of the amount of ether issued in the crowdsale – the issuance rate isn’t fixed and is capped at 18 million ETH minted per year. 8 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240617145043/https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2020/07/11/sale-of-the-century-the-inside-story-of-ethereums-2014-premine/ 17 June 2024
en proscribed Ether, the cryptocurrency used in that network.
en ETH
en Scott Reyburn JPG File Sells for $69 Million, as ‘NFT Mania’ Gathers Pace w:The New York Times 2021-03-11 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/arts/design/nft-auction-christies-beeple.html 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20210312021342/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/arts/design/nft-auction-christies-beeple.html
Translations
blockchain-based cryptocurrency
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 以太坊 yǐtàifáng
Japanese: ja イーサリアム īsariamu
Korean: ko
See also
en bitcoin
en cryptocurrency
en smart contract
Further reading
en Cryptocurrency