Layer 1
Ethereum
Ethereum is the leading smart contract platform and the foundation for a large share of DeFi, stablecoin activity, tokenized assets, and Layer 2 growth. It also sits at the center of live U.S. spot ether ETF adoption.
Why It Matters
Ethereum turned blockchains into application platforms and is still the best place for beginners to understand tokens, wallets, gas, DeFi, and rollups. Ethereum is still the clearest reference point for understanding how smart contracts turned crypto from a monetary experiment into a programmable application economy.
Official Links
Website, explorers, and whitepaper or documentation links consolidated from your library data and CoinMarketCap metadata.
Website
https://ethereum.orgExplorers
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