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Ethereum is the community-run technology powering the cryptocurrency ether ([[ETH]]) and thousands of decentralized applications.<ref>https://ethereum.org/en/</ref> Ethereum was conceived by [[wikipedia:Vitalik_Buterin|Vitalik Buterin]] in 2013 with a [[mainnet]] launch on 30 July 2015. Other named founders include included [[wikipedia:Gavin_Wood|Gavin Wood]], [[wikipedia:Charles_Hoskinson|Charles Hoskinson]], [[wikipedia:Anthony_Di_Iorio|Anthony Di Iorio]] and [[wikipedia:Joseph_Lubin_(entrepreneur)|Joseph Lubin]]. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum</ref> | Ethereum is the community-run technology powering the cryptocurrency ether ([[ETH]]) and thousands of decentralized applications.<ref>https://ethereum.org/en/</ref> Ethereum was conceived by [[wikipedia:Vitalik_Buterin|Vitalik Buterin]] in 2013 with a [[mainnet]] launch on 30 July 2015. Other named founders include included [[wikipedia:Gavin_Wood|Gavin Wood]], [[wikipedia:Charles_Hoskinson|Charles Hoskinson]], [[wikipedia:Anthony_Di_Iorio|Anthony Di Iorio]] and [[wikipedia:Joseph_Lubin_(entrepreneur)|Joseph Lubin]]. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum</ref> | ||
Ethereum was the first blockchain to support [[smart contracts]], since then many new blockchains have been created (also called alt-L1s) with the same purpose. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||