Ethereum: A Next-Generation Smart Contract and Decentralized Application Platform. By Vitalik Buterin
When Satoshi Nakamoto first set the Bitcoin blockchain into motion in January 2009, he wassimultaneously introducing two radical and untested concepts. The first is the “bitcoin”, a decentralizedpeer-to-peer online currency that maintains a value without any backing, intrinsic value or central issuer. Sofar, the “bitcoin” as a currency unit has taken up the …