Ethereum

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## TL;DR

Ethereum is a blockchain platform for decentralized applications and smart contracts. This repair removes live market claims and keeps to Ethereum documentation and the whitepaper.

## Core Explanation

The article now focuses on stable concepts: Ethereum as a programmable blockchain, smart contracts as programs deployed to the network, and proof of stake as the current consensus mechanism described by Ethereum documentation.

## Further Reading

- [Introduction to Ethereum](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/intro-to-ethereum/)
- [Ethereum Whitepaper](https://ethereum.org/en/whitepaper/)
- [Proof-of-stake](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos/)