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Ethereum is an open-source blockchain platform and smart contracts, launched in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin. It allows developers to build decentralized applications (dApps) using the Solidity programming language. Its native currency is known as "Ether" (ETH) and is used to pay for network fees and transactions. Ethereum currently relies on a proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism after the "Merge" upgrade in 2022, making it more energy-efficient. Ethereum is the backbone of decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and continues to evolve through updates like "Danksharding" to increase scalability and reduce fees.