Web3 Slang of the Day Ep 23
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EVM 🛠️
The Ethereum Virtual Machine -
EVM is the engine that powers everything on Ethereum.
This is what makes smart contracts and decentralized apps (dApps) actually work.
Every time you swap tokens, mint an NFT, or play around with DeFi, the EVM is the thing quietly running the code in the background.
It acts like a global computer that anyone can access, but no single person controls.
It also sets the standard, which is why blockchains like BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche and Sei’s EVM layer are called EVM-compatible.
They can all run Ethereum-based apps because they speak the same language as the EVM.
A perfect example will be to imagine the EVM as the Android operating system.
Different phone brands like Samsung, Tecno, or Infinix can all run the same apps because they’re Android-compatible.
That’s exactly how EVM-compatible blockchains work..they can all run Ethereum apps smoothly.
Without the EVM, there would be no DeFi, no NFTs, no dApps as we know them today.
So hope this was worth a read for you.
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