Project Info
Description
World's largest smart contract platform powering DeFi, NFTs, and Web3. Completed the Merge to Proof of Stake in Sept 2022, reducing energy consumption by ~99.95%.
Founder Vitalik Buterin — Russian-Canadian programmer, born 1994, proposed Ethereum in 2013
Launch Date 2015-07-30
Consensus Proof of Stake (PoS)
Block Time ~12 sec
Max Supply No hard cap (deflationary via EIP-1559)
Use Case Smart contracts, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 infrastructure, staking yields
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