diff --git a/public/content/contributing/index.md b/public/content/contributing/index.md index 90b664997e7..5a18d529eb3 100644 --- a/public/content/contributing/index.md +++ b/public/content/contributing/index.md @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ We are a welcoming community that will help you grow and educate in the Ethereum - [Add a staking product or service](/contributing/adding-staking-products/) – Add a project that helps facilitate solo staking, pooled staking, or staking as a service - [Add a wallet](/contributing/adding-wallets/) – Add a wallet for the [find wallets page](/wallets/find-wallet/) - [Suggest a project for our DeSci page](/contributing/adding-desci-projects/) – Add a project built on Ethereum that contributes to decentralized science +- [Add a resource](/contributing/adding-resources/) – Add a useful resource to any relevant page Any questions? 🤔 Join our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/ethereum-org) diff --git a/public/content/defi/index.md b/public/content/defi/index.md index cbb341793ff..7bec8d511d8 100644 --- a/public/content/defi/index.md +++ b/public/content/defi/index.md @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ There's a decentralized alternative to most financial services. But Ethereum als ### Send money around the globe quickly {#send-money} -As a blockchain, Ethereum is designed for sending transactions in a secure and global way. Like Bitcoin, Ethereum makes sending money around the world as easy as sending an email. Just enter your recipient's [ENS name](/glossary/#ens) (like bob.eth) or their account address from your wallet and your payment will go directly to them in minutes (usually). To send or receive payments, you will need a [wallet](/wallets/). +As a blockchain, Ethereum is designed for sending transactions in a secure and global way. Like Bitcoin, Ethereum makes sending money around the world as easy as sending an email. Just enter your recipient's [ENS name](/glossary/#ens) (like bob.eth) or their account address from your wallet and your payment will go directly to them in minutes (usually). To send or receive payments, you will need a [wallet](/wallets/). [Learn more about crypto payments](/payments/). See payment dapps @@ -338,6 +338,15 @@ DeFi is an open-source movement. The DeFi protocols and applications are all ope More on building dapps +## Beyond traditional DeFi {#beyond-traditional-defi} + +The DeFi ecosystem continues to expand into new areas: + +- **[Prediction markets](/prediction-markets/)** – Decentralized platforms where you can bet on the outcome of future events, from elections to sporting events, without intermediaries. +- **[Real-world assets (RWAs)](/real-world-assets/)** – Tokenizing physical assets like real estate, commodities, and bonds on Ethereum, bringing trillions of dollars of value on-chain. +- **[Payments](/payments/)** – Using Ethereum and stablecoins for fast, low-cost global payments without traditional banking infrastructure. +- **[AI agents](/ai-agents/)** – Autonomous software agents that can transact on Ethereum, enabling new forms of automated trading, portfolio management, and on-chain interaction. + ## Further reading {#further-reading} ### DeFi data {#defi-data} diff --git a/public/content/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos/index.md b/public/content/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos/index.md index 47e09d9b0d3..70a862bafab 100644 --- a/public/content/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos/index.md +++ b/public/content/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos/index.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: An explanation of the proof-of-stake consensus protocol and its rol lang: en --- -Proof-of-stake (PoS) underlies Ethereum's [consensus mechanism](/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/). Ethereum switched on its proof-of-stake mechanism in 2022 because it is more secure, less energy-intensive, and better for implementing new scaling solutions compared to the previous [proof-of-work](/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pow) architecture. +Proof-of-stake (PoS) underlies Ethereum's [consensus mechanism](/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/). [Ethereum](/) switched on its proof-of-stake mechanism in 2022 because it is more secure, less energy-intensive, and better for implementing new scaling solutions compared to the previous [proof-of-work](/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pow) architecture. ## Prerequisites {#prerequisites} diff --git a/public/content/developers/docs/evm/index.md b/public/content/developers/docs/evm/index.md index b9ca4955623..2c5fe403028 100644 --- a/public/content/developers/docs/evm/index.md +++ b/public/content/developers/docs/evm/index.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: An introduction to the Ethereum virtual machine and how it relates lang: en --- -The [Ethereum](/) Virtual Machine (EVM) is a decentralized virtual environment that executes code consistently and securely across all Ethereum nodes. Nodes run the EVM to execute smart contracts, using "[gas](/developers/docs/gas/)" to measure the computational effort required for [operations](/developers/docs/evm/opcodes/), ensuring efficient resource allocation and network security. +The [Ethereum](/) Virtual Machine (EVM) is a decentralized virtual environment that executes code consistently and securely across all [Ethereum](/) nodes. Nodes run the EVM to execute smart contracts, using "[gas](/developers/docs/gas/)" to measure the computational effort required for [operations](/developers/docs/evm/opcodes/), ensuring efficient resource allocation and network security. ## Prerequisites {#prerequisites} diff --git a/public/content/developers/docs/gas/index.md b/public/content/developers/docs/gas/index.md index cf566e941af..4d7d9ca29af 100644 --- a/public/content/developers/docs/gas/index.md +++ b/public/content/developers/docs/gas/index.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Learn about Ethereum gas fees, how they're calculated, and their ro lang: en --- -Gas is essential to the Ethereum network. It is the fuel that allows it to operate, in the same way that a car needs gasoline to run. +Gas is essential to the [Ethereum](/) network. It is the fuel that allows it to operate, in the same way that a car needs gasoline to run. ## Prerequisites {#prerequisites} diff --git a/public/content/developers/docs/smart-contracts/index.md b/public/content/developers/docs/smart-contracts/index.md index d28f22c6402..39e75998a43 100644 --- a/public/content/developers/docs/smart-contracts/index.md +++ b/public/content/developers/docs/smart-contracts/index.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ lang: en ## What is a smart contract? {#what-is-a-smart-contract} -A "smart contract" is simply a program that runs on the Ethereum blockchain. It's a collection of code (its functions) and data (its state) that resides at a specific address on the Ethereum blockchain. +A "smart contract" is simply a program that runs on the [Ethereum](/) blockchain. It's a collection of code (its functions) and data (its state) that resides at a specific address on the Ethereum blockchain. Smart contracts are a type of [Ethereum account](/developers/docs/accounts/). This means they have a balance and can be the target of transactions. However they're not controlled by a user, instead they are deployed to the network and run as programmed. User accounts can then interact with a smart contract by submitting transactions that execute a function defined on the smart contract. Smart contracts can define rules, like a regular contract, and automatically enforce them via the code. Smart contracts cannot be deleted by default, and interactions with them are irreversible. diff --git a/public/content/foundation/index.md b/public/content/foundation/index.md index 15cdbfe35e7..57a69d217ca 100644 --- a/public/content/foundation/index.md +++ b/public/content/foundation/index.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ lang: en -The [Ethereum Foundation](http://ethereum.foundation/) (EF) is a non-profit organization that supports the Ethereum ecosystem. It funds protocol development, grows the ecosystem, and advocates for Ethereum. +The [Ethereum Foundation](http://ethereum.foundation/) (EF) is a non-profit organization that supports the [Ethereum](/) ecosystem. It funds protocol development, grows the ecosystem, and advocates for Ethereum. The EF is not a company, or even a traditional non-profit. It does not control or lead Ethereum, nor is it the only organization that funds critical development of Ethereum-related technologies. The EF is one part of a much larger [ecosystem](/community/). diff --git a/public/content/nft/index.md b/public/content/nft/index.md index 0c3965fcd09..77406c62def 100644 --- a/public/content/nft/index.md +++ b/public/content/nft/index.md @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ NFTs are used for many things, including: - certify that you completed a course - ownable items for games - digital art -- tokenizing real-world assets +- tokenizing [real-world assets](/real-world-assets/) - proving your online identity - gating access to content - ticketing @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Maybe you are an artist that wants to share their work using NFTs, without losin Or consider a ticket to a sporting event. Just as an **organizer of an event can choose how many tickets to sell**, the creator of an NFT can decide how many replicas exist. Sometimes these are exact replicas, such as 5000 General Admission tickets. Sometimes several are minted that are very similar, but each slightly different, such as a ticket with an assigned seat. These can be bought and sold peer-to-peer without paying ticket handlers and the buyer always with assurance of the ticket authenticity by checking the contract address. -On ethereum.org, **NFTs are used to demonstrate that people have meaningfully contributed** to our Github repository (programmed the website, written or modified an article...), translated our content, or attended our community calls, and we've even got our own NFT domain name. If you contribute to ethereum.org, you can claim a [POAP](/glossary/#poap) NFT. Some crypto meetups have used POAPs as tickets. [More on contributing](/contributing/#poap). +On ethereum.org, **NFTs are used to demonstrate that people have meaningfully contributed** to our Github repository (programmed the website, written or modified an article...), translated our content, or attended our community calls, and we've even got our own NFT domain name. If you contribute to ethereum.org, you can claim a [POAP](/glossary/#poap) NFT. Some crypto meetups have used POAPs as tickets. [More on contributing](/contributing/#poap). You can also explore our [ethereum.org collectibles](/collectibles/) page to see community achievement NFTs. ![ethereum.org POAP](./poap.png) diff --git a/public/content/roadmap/beacon-chain/index.md b/public/content/roadmap/beacon-chain/index.md index 41e88534b52..97711f181f9 100644 --- a/public/content/roadmap/beacon-chain/index.md +++ b/public/content/roadmap/beacon-chain/index.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ summaryPoint3: The Beacon Chain introduced the consensus logic and block gossip ## What is the Beacon Chain? {#what-is-the-beacon-chain} -The Beacon Chain is the name of the original proof-of-stake blockchain that was launched in 2020. It was created to ensure the proof-of-stake consensus logic was sound and sustainable before enabling it on Ethereum Mainnet. Therefore, it ran alongside the original proof-of-work Ethereum. The Beacon Chain was a chain of 'empty' blocks, but switching off proof-of-work and switching on proof-of-stake on Ethereum required instructing the Beacon Chain to accept transaction data from execution clients, bundle them into blocks and then organize them into a blockchain using a proof-of-stake-based consensus mechanism. At the same moment, the original Ethereum clients turned off their mining, block propagation and consensus logic, handing that all over to the Beacon Chain. This event was known as [The Merge](/roadmap/merge/). Once The Merge happened, there were no longer two blockchains. Instead, there was just one proof-of-stake Ethereum, which now requires two different clients per node. The Beacon Chain is now the consensus layer, a peer-to-peer network of consensus clients that handles block gossip and consensus logic, while the original clients form the execution layer, which is responsible for gossiping and executing transactions, and managing Ethereum's state. The two layers can communicate with one another using the Engine API. +The Beacon Chain is the name of the original proof-of-stake blockchain that was launched in 2020. It was created to ensure the proof-of-stake consensus logic was sound and sustainable before enabling it on [Ethereum](/) Mainnet. Therefore, it ran alongside the original proof-of-work Ethereum. The Beacon Chain was a chain of 'empty' blocks, but switching off proof-of-work and switching on proof-of-stake on Ethereum required instructing the Beacon Chain to accept transaction data from execution clients, bundle them into blocks and then organize them into a blockchain using a proof-of-stake-based consensus mechanism. At the same moment, the original Ethereum clients turned off their mining, block propagation and consensus logic, handing that all over to the Beacon Chain. This event was known as [The Merge](/roadmap/merge/). Once The Merge happened, there were no longer two blockchains. Instead, there was just one proof-of-stake Ethereum, which now requires two different clients per node. The Beacon Chain is now the consensus layer, a peer-to-peer network of consensus clients that handles block gossip and consensus logic, while the original clients form the execution layer, which is responsible for gossiping and executing transactions, and managing Ethereum's state. The two layers can communicate with one another using the Engine API. ## What does the Beacon Chain do? {#what-does-the-beacon-chain-do} diff --git a/public/content/roadmap/danksharding/index.md b/public/content/roadmap/danksharding/index.md index e84e6ccb6e9..9ef00bd8265 100644 --- a/public/content/roadmap/danksharding/index.md +++ b/public/content/roadmap/danksharding/index.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ summaryPoints: # Danksharding {#danksharding} -**Danksharding** is how Ethereum becomes a truly scalable blockchain, but there are several protocol upgrades required to get there. **Proto-Danksharding** is an intermediate step along the way. Both aim to make transactions on Layer 2 as cheap as possible for users and should scale Ethereum to >100,000 transactions per second. +**Danksharding** is how [Ethereum](/) becomes a truly scalable blockchain, but there are several protocol upgrades required to get there. **Proto-Danksharding** is an intermediate step along the way. Both aim to make transactions on Layer 2 as cheap as possible for users and should scale Ethereum to >100,000 transactions per second. ## What is Proto-Danksharding? {#what-is-protodanksharding} diff --git a/public/content/roadmap/merge/index.md b/public/content/roadmap/merge/index.md index 793a627f333..45137b669b0 100644 --- a/public/content/roadmap/merge/index.md +++ b/public/content/roadmap/merge/index.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ summaryPoint4: The Merge reduced Ethereum's energy consumption by ~99.95%. ## What was The Merge? {#what-is-the-merge} -The Merge was the joining of the original execution layer of Ethereum (the Mainnet that has existed since [genesis](/ethereum-forks/#frontier)) with its new proof-of-stake consensus layer, the Beacon Chain. It eliminated the need for energy-intensive mining and instead enabled the network to be secured using staked ETH. It was a truly exciting step in realizing the Ethereum vision—more scalability, security, and sustainability. +The Merge was the joining of the original execution layer of Ethereum (the Mainnet that has existed since [genesis](/ethereum-forks/#frontier)) with its new proof-of-stake consensus layer, the Beacon Chain. It eliminated the need for energy-intensive mining and instead enabled the network to be secured using staked ETH. It was a truly exciting step in realizing the [Ethereum](/) vision—more scalability, security, and sustainability. diff --git a/public/content/roadmap/merge/issuance/index.md b/public/content/roadmap/merge/issuance/index.md index cdcde539892..e756b03e479 100644 --- a/public/content/roadmap/merge/issuance/index.md +++ b/public/content/roadmap/merge/issuance/index.md @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ As more validators withdraw, the maximum number of exiting validators will gradu ### Post-merge inflation breakdown {#post-merge-inflation-breakdown} -- Total ETH supply: **~120,520,000 ETH** (at time of The Merge in September 2022) +- [Total ETH supply](/eth/supply/): **~120,520,000 ETH** (at time of The Merge in September 2022) - Execution layer issuance: **0** - Consensus layer issuance: Same as above, **~0.52%** annualized issuance rate (with 14 million total ETH staked) diff --git a/public/content/web3/index.md b/public/content/web3/index.md index bdcb1951675..2b6535236bc 100644 --- a/public/content/web3/index.md +++ b/public/content/web3/index.md @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ However, people define many Web3 communities as DAOs. These communities all have Traditionally, you would create an account for every platform you use. For example, you might have a Twitter account, a YouTube account, and a Reddit account. Want to change your display name or profile picture? You have to do it across every account. You can use social sign-ins in some cases, but this presents a familiar problem—censorship. In a single click, these platforms can lock you out of your entire online life. Even worse, many platforms require you to trust them with personally identifiable information to create an account. -Web3 solves these problems by allowing you to control your digital identity with an Ethereum address and [Ethereum Name Service (ENS)](/glossary/#ens) profile. Using an Ethereum address provides a single login across platforms that is secure, censorship-resistant, and anonymous. +Web3 solves these problems by allowing you to control your digital identity with an Ethereum address and [Ethereum Name Service (ENS)](/glossary/#ens) profile. Using an [Ethereum](/) address provides a single login across platforms that is secure, censorship-resistant, and anonymous. ### Native payments {#native-payments} diff --git a/public/content/whitepaper/index.md b/public/content/whitepaper/index.md index 0f6434c7265..4bf3981292e 100644 --- a/public/content/whitepaper/index.md +++ b/public/content/whitepaper/index.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ _While several years old, we maintain the original paper below because it contin ## A Next-Generation Smart Contract and Decentralized Application Platform {#a-next-generation-smart-contract-and-decentralized-application-platform} -Satoshi Nakamoto's development of Bitcoin in 2009 has often been hailed as a radical development in money and currency, being the first example of a digital asset which simultaneously has no backing or "[intrinsic value](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/an-exploration-of-intrinsic-value-what-it-is-why-bitcoin-doesnt-have-it-and-why-bitcoin-does-have-it)" and no centralized issuer or controller. However, another, arguably more important, part of the Bitcoin experiment is the underlying blockchain technology as a tool of distributed consensus, and attention is rapidly starting to shift to this other aspect of Bitcoin. Commonly cited alternative applications of blockchain technology include using on-blockchain digital assets to represent custom currencies and financial instruments ("[colored coins](https://docs.google.com/a/buterin.com/document/d/1AnkP_cVZTCMLIzw4DvsW6M8Q2JC0lIzrTLuoWu2z1BE/edit)"), the ownership of an underlying physical device ("[smart property](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Smart_Property)"), non-fungible assets such as domain names ("[Namecoin](http://namecoin.org)"), as well as more complex applications involving having digital assets being directly controlled by a piece of code implementing arbitrary rules ("[smart contracts](http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/rob/Courses/InformationInSpeech/CDROM/Literature/LOTwinterschool2006/szabo.best.vwh.net/idea.html)") or even blockchain-based "[decentralized autonomous organizations](http://bitcoinmagazine.com/7050/bootstrapping-a-decentralized-autonomous-corporation-part-i/)" (DAOs). What Ethereum intends to provide is a blockchain with a built-in fully fledged Turing-complete programming language that can be used to create "contracts" that can be used to encode arbitrary state transition functions, allowing users to create any of the systems described above, as well as many others that we have not yet imagined, simply by writing up the logic in a few lines of code. +Satoshi Nakamoto's development of Bitcoin in 2009 has often been hailed as a radical development in money and currency, being the first example of a digital asset which simultaneously has no backing or "[intrinsic value](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/an-exploration-of-intrinsic-value-what-it-is-why-bitcoin-doesnt-have-it-and-why-bitcoin-does-have-it)" and no centralized issuer or controller. However, another, arguably more important, part of the Bitcoin experiment is the underlying blockchain technology as a tool of distributed consensus, and attention is rapidly starting to shift to this other aspect of Bitcoin. Commonly cited alternative applications of blockchain technology include using on-blockchain digital assets to represent custom currencies and financial instruments ("[colored coins](https://docs.google.com/a/buterin.com/document/d/1AnkP_cVZTCMLIzw4DvsW6M8Q2JC0lIzrTLuoWu2z1BE/edit)"), the ownership of an underlying physical device ("[smart property](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Smart_Property)"), non-fungible assets such as domain names ("[Namecoin](http://namecoin.org)"), as well as more complex applications involving having digital assets being directly controlled by a piece of code implementing arbitrary rules ("[smart contracts](http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/rob/Courses/InformationInSpeech/CDROM/Literature/LOTwinterschool2006/szabo.best.vwh.net/idea.html)") or even blockchain-based "[decentralized autonomous organizations](http://bitcoinmagazine.com/7050/bootstrapping-a-decentralized-autonomous-corporation-part-i/)" (DAOs). What [Ethereum](/) intends to provide is a blockchain with a built-in fully fledged Turing-complete programming language that can be used to create "contracts" that can be used to encode arbitrary state transition functions, allowing users to create any of the systems described above, as well as many others that we have not yet imagined, simply by writing up the logic in a few lines of code. ## Introduction to Bitcoin and Existing Concepts {#introduction-to-bitcoin-and-existing-concepts} diff --git a/public/content/wrapped-eth/index.md b/public/content/wrapped-eth/index.md index 8e82c236c26..df0858b24b4 100644 --- a/public/content/wrapped-eth/index.md +++ b/public/content/wrapped-eth/index.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ You are able to unwrap WETH for ETH by using the WETH smart contract. You can re | | **Ether (ETH)** | **Wrapped Ether (WETH)** | |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -| Supply | The supply of ETH is managed by the Ethereum protocol. The [issuance](/roadmap/merge/issuance) of ETH is handled by Ethereum validators when processing transactions and creating blocks. | WETH is an ERC-20 token whose supply is managed by a smart contract. New units of WETH are issued by the contract after it receives ETH deposits from users, or units of WETH are burned when a user wishes to redeem WETH for ETH. | +| Supply | The [supply of ETH](/eth/supply/) is managed by the Ethereum protocol. The [issuance](/roadmap/merge/issuance) of ETH is handled by Ethereum validators when processing transactions and creating blocks. | WETH is an ERC-20 token whose supply is managed by a smart contract. New units of WETH are issued by the contract after it receives ETH deposits from users, or units of WETH are burned when a user wishes to redeem WETH for ETH. | | Ownership | Ownership is managed by the Ethereum protocol through your account balance. | Ownership of WETH is managed by the WETH token smart contract, secured by the Ethereum protocol. | | Gas | Ether (ETH) is the accepted unit of payment for computation on the Ethereum network. Gas fees are denominated in gwei (a unit of ether). | Paying gas with WETH tokens is not natively supported. | diff --git a/redirects.config.js b/redirects.config.js index ddef4a7f23d..feb81c1248d 100644 --- a/redirects.config.js +++ b/redirects.config.js @@ -105,10 +105,7 @@ module.exports = [ ["/10-years", "/10years"], ["/history", "/ethereum-forks"], ["/developers/docs/scaling/rollups", "/developers/docs/scaling/"], - [ - "/eth2/get-involved/staking-community-grants", - "/staking/", - ], + ["/eth2/get-involved/staking-community-grants", "/staking/"], ["/developers/docs/zk", "/zero-knowledge-proofs/"], ["/developers/docs/security", "/developers/docs/smart-contracts/security/"], ["/wallet", "/wallets/"],