<a href='/Ethereum'>Ethereum</a> <a href='/Blockchain'>Blockchain</a> is a <a href='/Decentralized'>decentralized</a> platform that runs <a href='/Smart_Contracts'>smart contracts</a>, allowing developers to build and deploy <a href='/Decentralized'>decentralized</a> applications. It is an open-source, public, <a href='/Blockchain'>blockchain</a>-based distributed computing platform featuring smart contract functionality.
<a href='/Ethereum'>Ethereum</a> <a href='/Blockchain'>Blockchain</a> is a <a href='/Decentralized'>decentralized</a> platform that runs <a href='/Smart_Contracts'>smart contracts</a>: applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of downtime, censorship, fraud or third-party interference. <a href='/Ethereum'>Ethereum</a> is a public, open-source, <a href='/Blockchain'>blockchain</a>-based distributed computing platform and operating system featuring smart contract (scripting) functionality. It supports a modified version of Nakamoto consensus via transaction-based state transitions.<br><br><a href='/Ethereum'>Ethereum</a> was proposed in late 2013 by Vitalik Buterin, a <a href='/Cryptocurrency'>cryptocurrency</a> researcher and programmer. Development was funded by an online crowdsale that took place between July and August 2014. The system went live on 30 July 2015, with 11.9 million coins