Ethereum

Meanings

nounEthereum (uncountable)

uncountableAn open source, blockchain-based cryptocurrency network, that features smart contracts.
All Ethereum clients provide a set of JSON-RPC methods for external DApps to interact with the Ethereum blockchain network.
2019, Xun (Brian) Wu, Zhihong Zou, Dongying Song, “Ethereum Architecture and Ecosystem”, in Learn Ethereum […] , Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 74
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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.
2020 November 7, Camila Russo, “Sale of the Century: The Inside Story of Ethereum's 2014 Premine”, in CoinDesk, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2024
proscribeduncountableEther, the cryptocurrency used in that network.
“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.
2021 March 11, Scott Reyburn, “JPG File Sells for $69 Million, as ‘NFT Mania’ Gathers Pace”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2021
Synonyms: ETH

nounEther, the cryptocurrency used in that network.

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Coined by Russian-Canadian computer scientist Vitalik Buterin after browsing a list of fictional elements on Wikipedia; based on ether.

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