!!! Overview[1] [{$pagename}] is an [Open Source], [Permissionless System], [Distributed Ledger Technology] ([DLT]) computing platform featuring [Smart contract] (scripting) functionality. [{$pagename}] supports a modified version of [Nakamoto consensus] via transaction based [state] transitions. [{$pagename}] provides a decentralized [Turing test]-complete [Virtual Machine], the [Ethereum Virtual Machine] ([EVM]), which can execute scripts using an international network of public nodes. [{$pagename}] also provides a [cryptocurrency] token called "ether", which can be transferred between accounts and used to compensate participant nodes for computations performed. "Gas", an internal transaction pricing mechanism, is used to mitigate spam and allocate resources on the network. [Ether] is a [cryptocurrency] whose [blockchain] is generated by the [Ethereum] platform. [Ether] can be transferred between accounts and used to compensate participant mining nodes for computations performed Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) !! [ERC20] [ERC20] is the [Ethereum] [token] [standard] !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - [Ethereum|Wikipedia:Ethereum|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-04-13-