Glossary term

EVM

Ethereum Virtual Machine. An Ethereum runtime environment for smart contracts, Isolated from the rest of the networks, allowing new software to be tested in isolation whilst communicating with…

  • Updated August 17, 2018
  • First published April 25, 2018
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Ethereum Virtual Machine. An Ethereum runtime environment for smart contracts, Isolated from the rest of the networks, allowing new software to be tested in isolation whilst communicating with other contracts.