Context: While bitcoin is about shared data, Ethereum is about shared computing. Therefore, Ethereum is designed less a cryptocurrency, more as a distributed tech platform. Technically speaking, while Bitcoin is just a ledger of transactions, Ethereum is made up of smart contracts which can send messages to each other by calling smart contract functions.

The most badass introduction which Ethereum can have is from Joker himself:

Context: While bitcoin is about shared data, Ethereum is about shared computing. Therefore, Ethereum is designed less a cryptocurrency, more as a distributed tech platform. Technically speaking, while Bitcoin is just a ledger of transactions, Ethereum is made up of smart contracts which can send messages to each other by calling smart contract functions.

The most badass introduction which Ethereum can have is from Joker himself: