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Published inNov 2023
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Vijay Krishnan
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Vijay Krishnan

Vijay Krishnan, an experienced expert in blockchain and Web3, holds the position of head of SysOps for Linea, a Layer 2 blockchain at Consensys. With a rich background in blockchain, he's guided Fortune 100 companies from ideation to product build. With over 50 projects and 300+ use cases to his credit, Vijay has left an indelible mark on the industry. Prior to Consensys, he pioneered the AWS Partner Blockchain ecosystem and led IBM North America's Blockchain Practice. With two decades on Wall Street, he possesses deep financial and tech insights. Vijay, a leader and subject matter expert, empowers clients in DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and the metaverse. Beyond work, he's a mentor, speaker, author, and organic farmer. His knowledge and innovation continue to shape the blockchain and Web3 landscape.
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Ethereum ecosystems and essentials

Let us look at some of the essentials that we need to know about Ethereum. These fundamentals will help you align with the rest of the book and are required to understand the code and other advanced topics covered later in this book.

The Ethereum virtual machine

The Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) is an execution and runtime environment that executes smart contracts on the blockchain network. It is a virtual machine that can execute arbitrary computations, similar to the way a traditional computer’s CPU executes instructions. The EVM is referred to as a Turing-complete virtual machine very often, meaning it can run any program that can be expressed in code.

The EVM is responsible for executing the bytecode that makes up a smart contract, which is generated from the contract’s high-level programming language code. It processes the smart contract’s code and performs the required operations, such as updating the contract...

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Vijay Krishnan

Vijay Krishnan, an experienced expert in blockchain and Web3, holds the position of head of SysOps for Linea, a Layer 2 blockchain at Consensys. With a rich background in blockchain, he's guided Fortune 100 companies from ideation to product build. With over 50 projects and 300+ use cases to his credit, Vijay has left an indelible mark on the industry. Prior to Consensys, he pioneered the AWS Partner Blockchain ecosystem and led IBM North America's Blockchain Practice. With two decades on Wall Street, he possesses deep financial and tech insights. Vijay, a leader and subject matter expert, empowers clients in DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and the metaverse. Beyond work, he's a mentor, speaker, author, and organic farmer. His knowledge and innovation continue to shape the blockchain and Web3 landscape.
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