Ethereum
Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among cryptocurrencies, ether is second only to bitcoin in market capitalization. It...
Wikipedia
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Original author(s):
Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood
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Initial release:
July 30, 2015
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Stable release:
Fusaka / December 03, 2025
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Development status:
Active
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Software used:
EVM 1 Bytecode
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Written in:
Go, Rust, C#, C++, Java, Python, Nim, TypeScript
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Operating system:
Cross-platform
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Platform:
x86-64, ARM
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Available in:
Multilingual, but primarily English
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Type:
Distributed computing
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License:
Open-source licenses
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Active hosts:
~8,600 nodes (6 June 2023)
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Website:
ethereum.org
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Data source:
DuckDuckGo