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The EVM

The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is a worldwide computer that anyone can use, for a small fee, payable in ether

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The EVM is a single, global 256-bit “computer” in which all transactions are local on each node of the network, and executed in relative synchrony. It’s a globally accessible computer, composed of lots of smaller computers.

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Notes

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    Ethereum White Paper, “Ethereum State Transition Function,” https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper#ethereum-state-transition-function, 2016.

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    GitHub, “Ethereum White Paper,” https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper , 2016.

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    ConsenSys Media, “Ethereum, Gas, Fuel and Fees,” https://media.consensys.net/ethereum-gas-fuel-and-fees-3333e17fe1dc#.ozbhydyz6 , 2016.

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    Chris Dannen

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Dannen, C. (2017). The EVM. In: Introducing Ethereum and Solidity. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2535-6_3

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