以太坊是什么？

随着区块链技术的创新，一个新的平台诞生了，它就是以太坊。以太坊不像比特币那样只是一种加密货币，它还存在其它特征，使其成为了一个巨大的分布式计算机。

With the innovation of block chain technology, a new platform was created, and it's Ether. It's not just an encrypted currency like Bitcoin, but it has other features that make it a huge distributed computer.

那么，到底什么是以太坊?

So, what's in Tai Lo?

具体来说，以太坊（Ethereum）是一个可编程、可视化、更易用的区块链，它允许任何人编写智能合约和发行代币。就像比特币一样，以太坊是去中心化的，由全网共同记账，账本公开透明且不可窜改。

Specifically, Etheeum is a programming, visualizing, and more user-friendly block chain that allows anyone to write smart contracts and issue tokens. As in Bitcoin, it is centralized, recorded by the Internet, and the books are transparent and untraceable.

与比特币不同的是，以太坊是可编程的区块链，它提供了一套图灵完备的脚本语言，因此，开发人员可以直接用C语言等高级语言编程，转换成汇编语言，大大降低了区块链应用的开发难度。

Unlike Bitcoin, Ether is a programmable block chain that provides a complete script language for Turing, so that developers can programme directly in advanced languages, such as C, into compilation languages, significantly reducing the difficulty of developing block chain applications.

为了更易理解，打个比方，以太坊就像是区块链里的Android，它是一个开发平台，让我们可以像基于Android Framework一样基于区块链技术写应用。它上面提供各种模块让用户来搭建应用，如果将搭建应用比作造房子，那么以太坊就提供了墙面、屋顶、地板等模块，用户只需像搭积木一样把房子搭起来，因此在以太坊上建立应用的成本和速度都大大改善。

To be more understandable, Ether is like Android in the block chain, which is a development platform that allows us to write applications based on block-chain technology, like Android Framewerk. It provides various modules that allow users to build applications, and if building applications are compared to building houses, the Ether provides modules such as walls, roofs, floors, etc., and users just put houses together like building blocks, so the cost and speed of building applications in ethermies are greatly improved.

事实上，在没有以太坊之前，写区块链应用是这样的：拷贝一份比特币代码，然后去改底层代码如加密算法，共识机制，网络协议等等（很多山寨币就是这样，改改就出来一个新币）。

In fact, in the absence of Ether, the block chain should be written as follows: copy a bitcoin code and then change the bottom code such as encryption algorithms, consensus mechanisms, network protocols, etc. (a lot of bountiful coins are like this, and a new coin comes out).

至于以太坊如何运作？

How does Etherwood work?

与其它区块链一样，以太坊需要几千人在自己的计算机上运行一个软件，为该网络提供动力。网络中的每个节点（计算机）运行一个叫做以太坊虚拟机（EVM）的软件。如果将以太坊虚拟机想象成一个操作系统，它能理解并执行通过以太坊特定编程语言编写的软件，由以太坊虚拟机执行的软件/应用程序被称为“智能合约”。

As in the case of other block chains, it requires thousands of people to run a software on their own computers to give impetus to the network. Each node (computer) in the network runs a software called the Etheraya Virtual Machine (EVM). If it is conceived as an operating system, it understands and implements the software produced in a particular programming language, and software/applications executed by the ether Virtual Machine are called “smart contracts”.

不过，在这台计算机上操作并不是免费的，需要支付该网络自带的加密货币，叫做以太币（Ether）。以太币与比特币大致相同，除了一点，即以太币可以为在以太坊上执行智能合约而付费。

However, operating on this computer is not free of charge and requires payment of the network’s own encrypted currency, known as Ether. It is roughly the same as Bitcoin, except for the fact that it can pay for an intelligent contract in Ether.

回到以太坊的发展史，以太坊的概念首次在2013至2014年间由程序员Vitalik Buterin受比特币启发后提出，大意为“下一代加密货币与去中心化应用平台”，在2014年通过ICO众筹开始得以发展。

Returning to the development history of Etheria, the concept of Etheria was first proposed by programmer Vitalik Buterin, inspired by Bitcoin between 2013 and 2014, to the effect that the next generation of encrypted money and decentralized applications began to develop in 2014 through ICO crowd-mobilization.

截至2018年2月，以太币是市值第二高的加密货币，仅次于比特币。

As of February 2018, it was the second-highest encoded currency in market value, after Bitcoin.

对于许多程序工程师和投资人而言，2015年7月30号这一天是一个大日子，经过18个月的酝酿期后，以太坊区块链平台终于正式诞生了，当天在位于布鲁克林的办公室上午11:45左右，当以太坊区块链产生第一个创世区块，随即有很多狂热的矿工在后头想要赢得第一个区块，也就是以太坊专属电子货币，以太币的所有权。当时整个办公室掌声雷动，那一天天气很糟糕，纽约一带下了大雷雨，每个人的智能手机不时传来嘈杂的洪水警告讯号。

For many programme engineers and investors, the day of 30 July 2015 was a big day, and after 18 months of gestation, the Tetsu block chain platform was finally officially launched, at around 11:45 a.m. in the office in Brooklyn, when the first creation block was created with the Tetsu block chain, and then a lot of fanatical miners wanted to win the first block, i.e., the Tetsu exclusive electronic currency, in the possession of the Tai currency.

根据该公司网站资料的说明，以太坊是一个去中心化的应用平台，以智能合约为例，设计师可以完全排除死机被监控，被诈骗或者是被第三方横加干预的可能，跟比特币一样，以太坊利用以太币吸引参加者，建立验证交易平台的网络架构，维持网络架构的运作，并且以共识决定哪些是真正发生过存在的事件，但是以太坊和比特币也有所不同，以太坊提供一些功能强大的工具，让投入开发的人创造出去，具有去中心化的软件服务，使用范围可以从线上 游戏 横跨到股票交易。

According to the company's website information, Tai Pa is a decentralised application platform where, in the case of smart contracts, designers can completely rule out the possibility of being monitored, defrauded or interfered with by a third party, as in Bitcoin, using TT$ to attract participants, setting up a network structure to validate the trading platform, maintaining the operation of the network structure, and deciding by consensus which events actually occurred, but in the case of Tai Pa and Bitco, there is also a difference in providing some powerful tools that can be created by those who invest in development, with decentralized software services that can be used online games that cut across stock exchanges.

以太坊的构想源自于2013年，当时才19岁的俄裔加拿大人为例，维塔利克布特林，他当时跟比特币的核心开发者争论，区块链网络架构需要有更稳固的手稿语言才能发展其他的应用软件，不过他的想法没有被采纳，促成了他打定主意要开发一套符合自己理念的区块链网络架构共识，这家公司可以说是他跨出的第一步，在以太坊区块链上推出了应用软件，如果我们把时间往回倒转几年，就会发现一个很有趣的对照。

In 2013, as in the case of 19-year-old Russian Canadians, Vitaly Botlin, who argued with the central developer of Bitcoin that the block-chain network architecture required a stronger manuscript language to develop other applications, his ideas were not adopted, but they led to a consensus on his idea of developing a sector-chain network architecture consistent with his own vision, a company that could be said to be his first step in introducing applications in the district chain in Etherno, and an interesting contrast would be found if we turned time back for a few years.

有位大师托瓦兹推出Linux作业系统的举动，正如布特林推出以太坊一样如出一辙。共识系统公司的联合创始人约瑟夫鲁宾谈到区块链以太坊的兴起时表示，我愈发觉得走上街头去贴海报诉求是很浪费时间的一件事，倒不如一起合作，在这个失衡的 社会 的经济体制带来要比较实际得改变。

A great master, Tovaz, launched the Linux operating system, just as he did in Butrin. Joseph Rubin, the co-founder of the Consensus System, talked about the rise of the district chain, said that I felt more and more that it was a waste of time to go to the streets to put up posters, rather than to work together, to bring about a more real change in the economic system of this unbalanced society.

跟许多创业者一样，鲁宾提出的愿望也很有企图心，他不只想要创立一家了不起的公司，也想借机克服这个世界上难解的问题。这个公司的应用程序会对十多个其他领域的产业带来震撼力十足的效果，他们的计划包括分布式的三重记账会计体系，针对原本广受好评，但是后来却因为集中管控儿而遭受争议的reddit论坛推出分布式的新版本，自动执行的文件格式进行管理，系统现在叫智能合约，涵盖商务 体育 和 娱乐 领域的预测市场、公开竞标的能源市场、足以和苹果电脑分庭抗礼的一整套可以供大规模协作集体创造，实现无管理阶层公司之共同管理机制的商务工具。

Like many entrepreneurs, Rubin’s aspirations are ambitious, and he wants not only to create a great company, but also to take advantage of the world’s troublesome problems. The company’s applications will have a powerful impact on industries in more than a dozen other fields, including a distributed triple accounting system, which has been well received, but which has since been contested by the Reddit Forum for its central control, which has introduced a new distributional version, auto-executed document format management, and now a smart contract, covering predictive markets in business, sports and entertainment, an open competitive energy market, and a set of business tools that can be created by large-scale collaborative collectives to achieve a common management mechanism for unmanageable companies.

以太坊Ethereum由V神（Vitalik Buterin）在2014年创办，它是一个区块链底层系统，类似于互联网的操作系统，基于它开发的DAPP（去中心化应用）类似于基于互联网操作系统开发的软件APP。

Ethereum, founded in 2014 by V-God (Vitalik Buterin), is a block chain bottom system similar to the Internet operating system and based on its DAPP (decentralized application) similar to the software APP based on the Internet operating system.

它的出现主要是弥补比特币的不足，比特币只能实现点对点的电子现金交易系统，但是区块链技术在其他场景的应用却无法实现。如果每用于一个场景，就搭建一个底层基础系统，再进行开发，太耗时间和精力，成本也很高。为此，以太坊就建了一个底层系统供开发者使用，开发者只需要在其基础上开发自己的DAPP应用就可以了。去年5月数据显示，全球就已有200多个以太坊应用。

It has emerged mainly to make up for Bitcoins, which can only achieve point-to-point e-cash trading systems, but block chain technology cannot be applied in other settings. For each scenario, building a bottom base system is too time-consuming and energy-consuming to develop. To this end, Etheria has built a bottom system for developers, and developers only need to develop their own DAP applications on its basis.

此外，以太坊也是区块链比较优秀的公链之一。不过，它的交易速度太慢令众多开发者诟病，以太坊开发者正在不断尝试研发分片技术对此现象进行改变。

Moreover, it is one of the best public chains in the block chain. However, its pace of dealing is too slow for many developers, who are constantly trying to change it.

以太坊的本质是一个可编程可视化而且操作简单的区块链，允许任何人编写智能合约和发行代币（这也是为什么市面上各类空气币、传销币如此之多的一个原因之一）。和比特币一样，以太坊也是去中心化的，全网共同记录以太坊的所有情况，而且公开透明不可篡改。

The essence of Ether is a programable visualization and simple chain of blocks that allows anyone to write smart contracts and issue tokens (and this is one of the reasons why so many of the air currency types on the market are being distributed). Like Bitcoin, the Ether is decentralized, the whole network records all of Ether's information, and transparency is unalterable.

那你想问，以太坊和比特币的不同之处在哪？通俗地讲，你可以把以太坊理解成为能够编程的区块链，它提供了一套图灵完备的脚本语言，后续的开发人员可以直接在这个基础上进行c语言等语言编程，之后转变成汇编语言，由此降低了区块链的应用的开发难度。就好像安卓系统上，准备好了api和接口，用户直接开发app就可以这样的逻辑。从以太坊诞生之初到现在，以太坊上已经诞生了几百个应用，俄罗斯政府甚至也与以太坊基金会合作。

So you want to ask, what's the difference between Ethio and Bitcoin? In general, you can understand Ether as a chain of blocks that can be programmed, and it provides a complete script language on which subsequent developers can direct programming in languages such as c, which then translates into a compilation language, thus reducing the difficulty of developing the application of the block chain. As in Andre, api and interfaces are ready, the user can develop the logic. From the very beginning of Etherkorn's life to the present, hundreds of applications have been produced, and the Russian government has even worked with the Ethio Foundation.

希望我的回答能够帮助你！

I hope my answer will help you!

在基础层面上，以太坊是基于区块链技术的软件平台。该平台允许构建和部署分散式应用程序。以太坊里的“以太”是什么？对Ethereum感兴趣的人们经常会问“以太是什么？”

At the basic level, Ether is a software platform based on block chain technology. The platform allows for the construction and deployment of decentralized applications. What's Ether in Ether? People interested in Etherium often ask, "What is Ether?"

了解以太是非常重要的，因为它是以太坊功能的基础。就像所有机器使用某种燃料一样，区块链也是如此。以太坊使用以太网，这是一种独特的代码，可用作支付运行应用程序或程序的方式。就像老虎机需要硬币（或者现在的预付卡）来运行硬币一样，客户必须使用乙醚作为付款才能在以太坊运行他们所要求的操作。

It is very important to know how it works, because it is based on the function of the talisman. As with all machines using some kind of fuel, so is the chain of blocks. Using the ethernet, it is a unique code that can be used to pay for applications or programs. Just as tiger machines need coins (or now prepaid cards) to run coins, customers have to use ether as a payment in order to run the operations they require in the tatho.

大家其他人的答案真的都是太麻烦了

Everyone else's answers are really too much trouble.

讲得太复杂了

It's too complicated.

以太坊

Ether's.

简单来说就是这么一个结论：

In short, this is the conclusion:

以太坊等于 BTC+智能合约+合同自由+通缩资产+使用价值

Etheria equals BTC+Intelligent Contract+Contract Freedom+Condensed Assets+Use Value

这个结论其实不难理解的

It's not hard to understand.

官方定义更加诡诈：

The official definition is more treacherous:

开源的有智能合约功能的公共区块链平台。通过其专用加密货币以太币（Ether，又称“以太币”）提供去中心化的虚拟机

Open-source public block chain platforms with smart contracts.

以太坊简单来说就是这么一个结论：

In the simple words of Taiwan, this is the conclusion:

以太坊等于 BTC+智能合约+合同自由+通缩资产+使用价值

Etheria equals BTC+Intelligent Contract+Contract Freedom+Condensed Assets+Use Value

我给大家简单地来说说吧

Let me get this straight.

首先先来看下面这个视频：也就是以太坊创始人V神的视频 特别好的解释

First of all, look at this video: the video of the founder of the Etheraya V God, which is a very good explanation.

以太坊简单来说就是这么一个结论：

In the simple words of Taiwan, this is the conclusion:

以太坊等于 BTC+智能合约+合同自由+通缩资产+使用价值

Etheria equals BTC+Intelligent Contract+Contract Freedom+Condensed Assets+Use Value

官方定义更加诡诈：

The official definition is more treacherous:

以太坊是一个可编程，可视化的区块链平台。其操作功能非常多，计算汇总各类数据等等。

Ether is a programable, visual block chain platform. It operates with a variety of functions, calculates the various types of data, etc.

以太坊是区块链技术的一个质的飞跃！就好比http是互联网底层支撑技术而以太坊就是可以基于以太坊智能合约做各种生态dapp

Ether is a qualitative leap in block chain technology! Like http is a bottom-of-the-Internet support technology, and Ether is an ecological dapp based on a tather smart contract.

以太坊是互联网新时代的基础：

Ether is the foundation of the new era of the Internet:

内建货币与支付。

built-in currency and payments.

用户拥有个人数据主权，且不会被各类应用监听或窃取数据。

Users have personal data sovereignty and are not subject to various applications to listen to or steal data.

人人都有权使用开放金融系统。

Everyone has the right to use the open financial system.

基于中立且开源的基础架构，不受任何组织或个人控制。

It is based on a neutral and open-source infrastructure and is not controlled by any organization or individual.

以太坊主网于 2015 年上线，是世界领先的可编程区块链。

The Ether House Network, which came online in 2015, is the world's leading programmable block chain.

和其它区块链一样，以太坊也拥有原生加密货币，叫作 Ether (ETH)。 ETH 是一种数字货币， 和比特币有许多相同的功能。 它是一种纯数字货币，可以即时发送给世界上任何地方的任何人。 ETH 的供应不受任何政府或组织控制，它是去中心化且具稀缺性的。 全世界的人们都在使用 ETH 进行支付，或将其作为价值存储和抵押品。

It is a pure digital currency that can be sent instantaneously to anyone anywhere in the world. The supply of ETH is not controlled by any government or organization, it is decentralized and scarce.

但与其它区块链不同的是，以太坊可以做更多的工作。 以太坊是可编程的，开发者可以用它来构建不同于以往的应用程序。

But unlike other block chains, the Etherms can do more. The Etherms are programmed, and developers can use them to construct applications that are different from the past.

这些去中心化的应用程序（或称“dapps”）基于加密货币与区块链技术， 因而值得信任，也就是说 dapps 一旦被“上传”到以太坊，它们将始终按照编好的程序运行。 这些应用程序可以控制数字资产，以便创造新的金融应用； 同时还是去中心化的，这意味着没有任何单一实体或个人可以控制它们。

These decentralised applications (or dapps) are based on crypto-currency and block chain technology and are therefore trusted, which means that when they are “uploaded” to Etheria, they always run according to programmed procedures. These applications can control digital assets in order to create new financial applications; they are also decentralized, which means that no single entity or individual can control them.

目前，全世界有成千上万名开发者正在以太坊上构建应用程序、发明新的应用程序，其中有许多现在已经可以使用：

At present, thousands of developers around the world are constructing applications and innovating new ones in the Tai Po, many of which are now available:

1.加密货币钱包：让你可以使用 ETH 或其他数字资产进行低成本的即时支付

1. Encrypted currency wallet: allows low-cost instant payments using ETH or other digital assets

2.金融应用程序：让你可以借贷、投资数字资产

2. Financial applications: allowing you to borrow and invest in digital assets

3.去中心化市场：让你可以交易数字资产，甚至就现实世界事件的“预测”进行交易

Going to the central market: allowing you to trade in digital assets and even “forecasts” of events in the real world

4. 游戏 ：你可以拥有 游戏 内的资产，甚至可以由此获得现实收益以及更多。

4. Game: You can own the assets in the game and even get real benefits and more.

以太坊社区是世界上最大最活跃的区块链社区。它包括核心协议开发者、加密经济研究员、密码朋克、挖矿组织、ETH 持有者、应用开发者、普通用户、无政府主义者、财富 500 强公司。

The Etheraya community is the largest and most active block chain community in the world. It includes core agreement developers, encryption economic researchers, code punks, mining organizations, ETH holders, application developers, ordinary users, anarchists, wealth 500 strong companies.

没有公司或中心化的组织能够控制以太坊。 一直以来，以太坊由多元化的全球性社区贡献者来协同进行维护和改善，社区成员耕耘于以太坊的方方面面，从核心协议到应用程序。

There are no companies or centralised organizations that can control the Etherm. In the past, the Etherm has been maintained and improved by a diverse global community of contributors, with community members plowing across the Etherm, from the core protocol to the application.

以太坊拥堵的元凶找到了，竟然是它！

It's the enemy of Ether. It's him!