Crypto Dip-Toe – Part 6: Into the Ether

Ether Ain’t What It Used To Be

Ethereum and its cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH – or “eeth” for short), may seem like just another “crypto thing” we hear about in the news. But, if you aren’t already aware, you’ll soon learn why these could become an integral part of our digital future.  Perhaps unsurprisingly, part of the use case is in digital payments/banking and money transfers – topics often surround Bitcoin. More importantly, however, Ethereum is a platform on which to develop new solutions, aka “the world’s first programmable blockchain.”

As we now know from Parts 1-5 of this series, “blockchain” is simply this new-ish protocol that can provide us with a secure, decentralized way to verify, trust, and track interactions, transactions, and other information. We’ve also learned that Bitcoin is one cryptocurrency constructed on one specific blockchain. Ethereum, in contrast, is a blockchain on which many digital currencies and other solutions can be created, and now we’re going to study it in more detail. Here we go!

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