EthereumEthereum is an open-ended, decentralized, blockchain-based, public software platform that facilitates peer-to-peer contracts, known as Smart Contracts, as well as... Read More Virtual Machine (EVM) is the environment in which all smart contracts are executed. In the Ethereum networkThe Ethereum network is a decentralized distributed network of computers that run decentralized applications and smart contracts. As a platform,... Read More, each and every nodeA computer that connects to a blockchain network. Read More runs an EVM which allows them to execute the same instructions. EVM is vital to the Ethereum network, as it allows anyone to execute codes in a trustlessA trustless system means that the participants involved do not need to know or trust each other or a third... Read More environment while guaranteeing the outcome (eg. execution of smart contracts).
