Blockchains are peer-to-peer cloud computers that collectively enforce a set of rules on a historical record that they create together. If the rules meet your needs, you can use a blockchain’s history as the source of truth for any information you want because no one can break those rules. Bitcoin’s rules define a currency: how are new tokens produced, how many are allowed, how they can be transferred from one person to another, etc. Ethereum’s rules define a process for defining new rules. This makes it a universal blockchain where rules for any interaction can be defined, and anyone can choose whether to treat its historical record as their source of truth.
We're in the process of defining economic interactions—both existing and novel interactions—as entries in a digital historical record to eliminate the need for middlemen in much of our economy and give everyone access to financial tools that were once limited to the wealthy and their corporations. Social interactions that don't involve money can be built as well.
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