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noun
An open source, blockchain-based cryptocurrency network, that features smart contracts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ether, the cryptocurrency used in that network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed, uncountable
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Synonyms: ETH
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by Russian-Canadian computer scientist Vitalik Buterin after browsing a list of fictional elements on Wikipedia; based on ether.
Across languages
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