# Ethereum **Published by:** [(๐ŸŒธ, ๐ŸŒฟ)(L3, โ„๏ธ)(๐Ÿ’™,๐Ÿงก)(:D, ;D)๐Ÿ›ธ.L2@nftweb3.lens](https://paragraph.com/@happy5/) **Published on:** 2022-07-05 **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@happy5/ethereum ## Content Ethereum (ETH) is a public, open-source blockchain-based smart contract-functionalized platform that facilitates an online contract that mimics real traditional contracts while providing an element of security and trust. Ethereum was proposed in late 2013 by Russian-Canadian programmer Vitalik Buterin. Its development was funded by Internet audiences during July-August 2014. The platform went live on July 30, 2015. ## Publication Information - [(๐ŸŒธ, ๐ŸŒฟ)(L3, โ„๏ธ)(๐Ÿ’™,๐Ÿงก)(:D, ;D)๐Ÿ›ธ.L2@nftweb3.lens](https://paragraph.com/@happy5/): Publication homepage - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@happy5/): More posts from this publication - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@happy5): Subscribe to updates - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ahmed0b2022): Follow on Twitter