**🚀 Ethereum: A Platform for a Decentralized Future (1/4)**
Ethereum is not just a cryptocurrency; it is a whole ecosystem for smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps). Created by Vitalik Buterin in 2015, ETH opened a new era in blockchain, going far beyond payments.
🔹**How is it different from Bitcoin?**
If Bitcoin is "digital gold," then Ethereum is a "world computer." Its blockchain supports the execution of code, enabling the creation of tokens, DeFi, NFTs, and much more.
