Ethereum it's like a big computer that lives on the internet, but that no one completely controls. Anyone can create programs on it, called smart contracts, that run on their own without the need for banks, companies or governments. With Ethereum you can do things like send money, create video games, sell digital art or vote, all securely and without intermediaries.

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Ethereum It's a public, open-source and programmable blockchain, designed to execute smart contracts that allow you to build decentralized applications (DApps) securely, autonomously and without the need for trusted third parties. Unlike Bitcoin, which is optimized solely for value transfers, Ethereum was conceived as a platform Turing-complete, which means that it can execute any computational logic defined by the developer.

Its infrastructure is based on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), a decentralized execution environment that processes code in Solidity or other compatible languages. Ethereum allows you to create and deploy tokens (ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1155), DAOs, NFT marketplaces, DeFi protocols, digital identities, voting systems and much more. Your network is currently secured with a Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism after the “The Merge” event, which has made it possible to drastically reduce its energy consumption.

Ethereum is also a pioneer in the concept of programmable economy, where contracts act as self-executing rules to exchange value, activate functions, establish rights or access services. Thanks to its active community, network of developers, open standards and high degree of institutional and retail adoption, Ethereum has become the base layer of the Web3 ecosystem. Its evolution is guided by periodic improvements (EIPs), which seek to scale the network (with solutions such as sharding and Layer 2), increase efficiency and improve the user experience.

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