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  2. Ethereum - Wikipedia

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    Ethereum enthusiasts gather for a Merge party in San Francisco in 2022. Ethereum 2.0 (Eth2) was a set of three or more upgrades, also known as "phases", meant to transition the network's consensus mechanism to proof-of-stake, and to scale the network's transaction throughput with execution sharding and an improved EVM architecture.

  3. Cryptocurrency - Wikipedia

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    On 15 September 2022, the world's second largest cryptocurrency at that time, Ethereum transitioned its consensus mechanism from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) in an upgrade process known as "the Merge". According to the Ethereum Founder, the upgrade can cut both Ethereum's energy use and carbon-dioxide emissions by 99.9%. [32]

  4. Polygon (blockchain) - Wikipedia

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    Polygon. Polygon (formerly Matic Network) is a blockchain platform which aims to create a multi-chain blockchain system compatible with Ethereum. As with Ethereum, it uses a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism for processing transactions on-chain. Polygon's native token is named POL. POL is an ERC-20 token, allowing for compatibility with other ...

  5. Here’s How Much a $1,000 Crypto Investment in Ethereum at Its ...

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    If you had invested $1,000 at $0.31 per coin, you’d have owned 3,225.81 ETH coins. At today’s pricing, that would be worth $10,183,871. Today’s pricing doesn’t even represent Ether’s ...

  6. History of bitcoin - Wikipedia

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    History of bitcoin. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, a digital asset that uses cryptography to control its creation and management rather than relying on central authorities. [1] Originally designed as a medium of exchange, Bitcoin is now primarily regarded as a store of value.

  7. List of cryptocurrencies - Wikipedia

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    A bitcoin -based currency featuring instant transactions, decentralized governance and budgeting, and private transactions. China based cryptocurrency, formerly ANT Shares and ANT Coins. The names were changed in 2017 to NEO and GAS. The underlying software is derived from that of another cryptocurrency, ZetaCoin.

  8. Ethereum Classic - Wikipedia

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    The Ethereum Foundation applied their trademark to the new, altered version of the Ethereum blockchain. [2] The older, unaltered version of Ethereum was renamed and continued on as Ethereum Classic. [2] Ethereum Classic's native Ether token is a cryptocurrency traded on digital currency exchanges under the currency code ETC. [3]

  9. Decentralized application - Wikipedia

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    Decentralized application. A decentralised application (DApp,[1] dApp, [2] Dapp, or dapp) is an application that can operate autonomously, typically through the use of smart contracts, that run on a decentralized computing, blockchain or other distributed ledger system. [3] Like traditional applications, DApps provide some function or utility ...