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๐Ÿ’ก What is Ethereum ($ETH)?

Ethereum is an open-source, decentralized blockchain platform that enables the creation and execution of smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps). It was proposed in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin and launched in 2015.

ETH is the native cryptocurrency used to pay for transaction fees (gas) and computational services on the Ethereum network.

Ethereum is often seen as the foundation for DeFi (Decentralized Finance), NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), and many Web3 innovations.

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๐Ÿ”ง Key Features

Smart Contracts: Self-executing contracts with terms directly written into code.

dApps: Applications that run on the blockchain without downtime or fraud.

Proof-of-Stake (PoS): Since the "Merge" in September 2022, Ethereum transitioned from Proof-of