比特币是首个基于区块链的虚拟货币系统,实现了极致的“去中心化”,但在应用上,比特币却是有所局限的。受其启发,维塔利克决心设计一个全新的通用型加密货币体系,这也就是后来的以太坊。2014年,维塔利克在比特币杂志上发表了《以太坊:一个下一代加密货币和去中心化应用平台》(Ethereum: A Next-Generation Cryptocurrency and Decentralized Application Platform),文中首次提出了通用型合约等技术,试图从基础协议出发创造一个更为通用的区块链系统。以太坊(Ethereum)中的“以太(Ether)”是一个具有悠久历史的古典概念。这一概念最早由亚里士多德提出,是古希腊哲学中的五大元素之一,代表天空或大气。此后近代物理学家借用此概念,认为“以太”是电磁波传播的介质。“以太”被认为存在于各个恒星与行星之间,使人联想到夏季明朗的天空。
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