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EIP

Acronym - Ethereum Improvement Proposal

A standard format for proposing, discussing, and implementing changes to Ethereum protocols and standards.

https://eips.ethereum.org/

See also: #Ethereum

EIP-1559

Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1559

An upgrade implemented as part of Ethereum’s London Fork in August 2021. The upgrade introduced a system of block-based fees and sender-specified max fees, replacing the existing gas limit.

See also: #EIP, #Ethereum, #London Fork

ENS

Acronym - Ethereum Name Service

A decentralized domain name system for Ethereum which enables users to register and manage human-readable domain names representing longer and more complex Ethereum hexadecimal addresses.

https://ens.domains/

See also: #Address, #Ethereum, #Public Address

EOA Transaction

Transactions between Externally Owned Accounts on the Ethereum network. Not to be confused with Internal Transactions, which involve smart contracts.

See also: #Ethereum, #Internal Transaction

Epoch

A standardized unit of time in regard to a blockchain network, used as a frame of reference for miners and validators to have a synchronized understanding of when certain events occur.

See also: #Block, #Blockchain

ERC

Acronym - Ethereum Request for Comments

An application-level standard for Ethereum. These standards address different aspects of the Ethereum ecosystem, but often focus on how tokens are created, transferred, and interacted with on the blockchain.

See also: #Ethereum, #ERC-1155, #ERC-20, #ERC-721

ERC-1155

A multi-token Ethereum standard allowing the creation and management of fungible, semi-fungible, and non-fungible tokens by a single smart contract.

See also: #Ethereum, #ERC-20, #ERC-721

ERC-20

An Ethereum token standard defining the rules and functions specifically for fungible tokens, ERC-20 tokens may be used as cryptocurrency, utility tokens, governance tokens, and other digital assets,

See also: #Ethereum, #ERC-1155, #ERC-721

ERC-721

An Ethereum token standard defining the rules and functions specifically for non-fungible tokens, ERC-721 tokens may be used as collectibles, digital art, virtual real estate, in-game items, or other unique digital assets,

See also: #Ethereum, #ERC-1155, #ERC-20

Escrow

A neutral or trusted third-party intermediary used to mitigate risk by holding funds or assets until certain conditions are met.

See also: #Escrow Contract

Escrow Contract

Self-executing blockchain operations that automatically and autonomously enforce transaction terms between parties, eliminating the need for a trusted third-party intermediary.

See also: #Escrow, #Smart Contract

ETH

Ticker Symbol - Ether

The native crypocurrency of Ethereum.

See also: #Ethereum

Ethereum

A decentralized layer 1 blockchain platform proposed by Vitalik Buterin in 2013 and launched in 2018.

Main Article: Ethereum

Etherscan

A popular block explorer and analytics tool for the Ethereum blockchain which provides a comprehensive view of the network, and allows users to search and explore addresses, transactions, and other activity.

https://etherscan.io/

See also: #Block Explorer, #Ethereum, #Gas, #Transaction, #Transaction Hash

EVM

Acronym - Ethereum Virtual Machine

A Turing complete computation engine and runtime environment powering the Ethereum blockchain.

See also: #Ethereum, #Node, #Smart Contract

Exchange

An intermediary platform used to trade cryptocurrencies for conventional fiat (government-issued currency) or other digital assets.

See also: #CeFi, #DeFi