# Ethereum

- [Bitcoin vs Ethereum](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/bitcoin-vs-ethereum.md)
- [What can Ethereum do?](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/what-can-ethereum-do.md)
- [What is Ether (ETH)?](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/what-is-ether-eth.md)
- [What's Unique About ETH?](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/whats-unique-about-eth.md)
- [What are Smart Contracts?](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/what-are-smart-contracts.md)
- [Energy Consumption?](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/energy-consumption.md)
- [Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/ethereum-virtual-machine-evm.md)
- [Pros & Cons of Smart Contracts](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/pros-and-cons-of-smart-contracts.md)
- [Decentralized Applications (dApps)](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/decentralized-applications-dapps.md)
- [Ethereum Token Standards (ERC-20, ERC-721 and ERC-1155)](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/ethereum-token-standards-erc-20-erc-721-and-erc-1155.md)
- [Evolution of Ethereum](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/evolution-of-ethereum.md): ethreum.org
- [How to Get Your First Ethereum](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/how-to-get-your-first-ethereum.md)
- [Learn: Next Ethereum Upgrade — Shanghai Upgrade](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-next-ethereum-upgrade-shanghai-upgrade.md)
- [Learn: Tipping Scale for Crypto Adoption: Usability vs. Accessibility](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-tipping-scale-for-crypto-adoption-usability-vs.-accessibility.md): Only about 300 million people out of the global population are crypto regulars. Accessibility and usability are two crucial factors in driving crypto adoption globally.
- [Learn: Major Publicly Traded U.S. Bitcoin Miner Files For Chapter 11 – Impact On The Market?](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-major-publicly-traded-u.s.-bitcoin-miner-files-for-chapter-11-impact-on-the-market.md)
- [Learn: 5 altcoin projects that made a real difference in 2022](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-5-altcoin-projects-that-made-a-real-difference-in-2022.md): 2022 was tough on crypto prices, but ETH, LDO, MATIC, DAI and ATOM all made a positive impact on the industry.
- [Learn: How Tether Can Be a More Stable Stablecoin?](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-how-tether-can-be-a-more-stable-stablecoin.md): Tether, the world's biggest stablecoin, has a problem. When the going gets tough, Tether users want out of Tether. What can the company do to change things?
- [Learn: Are the Ethereum Killers Still Deadly?](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-are-the-ethereum-killers-still-deadly.md): Alternative Layer 1 blockchains, sometimes called Ethereum killers, have not superseded Ethereum. Solana and Cardano may carve out niches, while Layer 2 Polygon attracts brands entering web3.
- [Learn: What Ethereum Tech Trends Are Weathering the Bear Market?](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-what-ethereum-tech-trends-are-weathering-the-bear-market.md)
- [Learn: How Ethereum’s token burns are making it a deflationary cryptocurrency?](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-how-ethereums-token-burns-are-making-it-a-deflationary-cryptocurrency.md): The reason Ethereum is now considered a deflationary cryptocurrency is that the number of ETH tokens that are entering into circulation is less than the number of tokens that are being burnt on a regu
- [Learn: A few things to know about Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-a-few-things-to-know-about-ethereums-shanghai-upgrade.md)
- [Learn: The Role of Enterprise Ethereum](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-the-role-of-enterprise-ethereum.md): New avenues for business?
- [Learn: Understanding Layer 2 Scaling Solutions for the Ethereum Network](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-understanding-layer-2-scaling-solutions-for-the-ethereum-network.md): A Look at State Channels, Plasma, and Rollups
- [Learn: The Battle of Giants: Bitcoin vs Ethereum](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-the-battle-of-giants-bitcoin-vs-ethereum.md): With Bitcoin entering the smart contracts arena, can it surpass Ethereum's versatility?
- [Learn: Cryptography, Smart Contracts and Distributed Networks](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-cryptography-smart-contracts-and-distributed-networks.md)
- [Learn: The Memecoin Grift and How It Threatens Ethereum Culture](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-the-memecoin-grift-and-how-it-threatens-ethereum-culture.md): If Ethereum is to grow it’ll have to mature beyond the antics of those shilling the token-of-the-moment, says CoinDesk columnist Paul Dylan-Ennis.
- [Learn: What Is Ethereum’s ‘Data Availability' Problem, and Why Does It Matter?](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/learn-what-is-ethereums-data-availability-problem-and-why-does-it-matter.md): Separate “data availability” layers could reduce congestion on the Ethereum network by making it easier for ancillary “rollup” networks to verify that transactional details exist.
- [TL;DR 👀](/web3-encyclopedia/ethereum/tl-dr.md): A super brief summary of the chapter