Blockchain Virtual Machine Ready to Launch Frontier
Ethereum, which is a blockchain virtual machine project, is gearing up to launch Frontier. This will be considered the first milestone for the project, which is intended for use for developers, and will be followed by other releases namely Homestead, Metropolis, and Serenity. Although Ethereum is also based on blockchain, it is different from bitcoin or any other kind of cryptocurrency. Instead of providing monetary value for transactions, it consists of a censorship-proof network which can provide user-defined services. Ethereum Blockchain Approach. Ethereum makes use of the underlying....
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