🎉 EVM Basics: Understanding the Ethereum Virtual Machine
The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is the core technology that enables smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) on the Ethereum blockchain. Here’s a breakdown of its fundamentals:
🔑 What is EVM?
- Definition: EVM is a runtime environment that executes Solidity code on Ethereum nodes.
- Purpose: It ensures consensus across the network by running the same code on every node.
- Key Features:
- Turing-complete: Capable of performing complex computations.
- Gas mechanism: Rewards validators and prevents spam.
- Stack-based architecture: Uses a stack for data processing.
🧠 How EVM Works
- Code Deployment: Smart contracts are deployed as bytecode to the blockchain.
- Execution: The EVM interprets and executes the bytecode in isolated environments.
- State Updates: Changes to the blockchain’s state are recorded after execution.
- Gas Fees: Users pay gas fees to cover computational costs.
🌐 Extend Your Knowledge
- Dive deeper into smart contract development by visiting /Community/en/Smart_Contracts.
- Explore Ethereum’s role in decentralized finance (DeFi): /Community/en/DeFi_Overview.
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