Ethereum

English

Etymology

Coinedby Russian-Canadian programmerVitalik Buterinafter browsinga list of fictional elementson Wikipedia; based onether.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɪˈθɪəɹiəm/

• Audio(Southern England):

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Noun

Ethereum(uncountable)

1. Anopen source,blockchain-basedcryptocurrencynetwork,that featuressmart contracts.
   • 2019,Xun (Brian) Wu, Zhihong Zou, Dongying Song, “Ethereum Architecture and Ecosystem”, inLearn Ethereum[…],Packt Publishing Ltd,→ISBN,page74:

     AllEthereumclients provide a set of JSON-RPC methods for external DApps to interact with theEthereumblockchain network.

2. (proscribed)Ether,the cryptocurrency used in that network.

   Synonym:ETH

   • 2021March 11, Scott Reyburn, “JPG File Sells for $69 Million, as ‘NFT Mania’ Gathers Pace”, inThe New York Times‎^[1],→ISSN:

     “Everydays” was the first purely digital NFT sold by Christie’s, and it offered to accept payment inEthereum,another first for the 255-year-old auction house.

Translations

blockchain-based cryptocurrency

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Lấy quá phường(yǐtàifáng)

• Japanese:イーサリアム(īsariamu)
• Korean:please add this translation if you can

See also

• smart contract
• cryptocurrency
• bitcoin

Further reading

• Ethereumon Wikipedia.Wikipedia