🎉 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.
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🧠 How EVM Works

  1. Code Deployment: Smart contracts are deployed as bytecode to the blockchain.
  2. Execution: The EVM interprets and executes the bytecode in isolated environments.
  3. State Updates: Changes to the blockchain’s state are recorded after execution.
  4. Gas Fees: Users pay gas fees to cover computational costs.
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