What is Ethereum
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Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain with smart contract capabilities. Cryptocurrency Ether is the native coin of the platform. By market capitalization, it is the second largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency Ethereum was created in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin.
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