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11 answers

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How would I explain Ethereum to a non-technical friend?

blockchain bitcoin

asked Jan 20, 2016 at 17:27

106 votes

4 answers

106k views

What is Geth's "fast" sync, and why is it faster?

asked Feb 8, 2016 at 15:29

58 votes

1 answer

61k views

What is Geth's "light" sync, and why is it so fast?

go-ethereum synchronization light-clients fast-sync

asked Jan 10, 2017 at 16:18

52 votes

2 answers

21k views

What is Whisper and what is it used for?

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asked Jan 20, 2016 at 21:52

23 votes

2 answers

4k views

How does Ethereum deal with blockchain scalability?

scalability

asked Jan 20, 2016 at 22:13

21 votes

2 answers

13k views

How do I remove accounts using the Geth console?

go-ethereum accounts

asked Feb 12, 2016 at 18:52

20 votes

2 answers

5k views

By what mechanism are ASIC-based miners made less favourable?

mining asics

asked Jan 20, 2016 at 17:15

16 votes

3 answers

5k views

What is formal verification, and why is it important for smart contracts?

solidity contract-development contract-design

asked Jan 3, 2017 at 23:28

16 votes

5 answers

4k views

What is the difference between a smart contract and a DAO?

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asked Apr 25, 2016 at 10:58

13 votes

1 answer

3k views

Why do some blocks contain no transactions?

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asked Feb 20, 2016 at 21:13

13 votes

3 answers

2k views

If the supply of Ether is finite, are there any mechanisms to deter hoarding?

ether exchanges

asked Jan 24, 2016 at 21:36

11 votes

2 answers

315 views

Why isn't Ethereum Frontier a "safe" platform?

frontier

asked Jan 26, 2016 at 17:58

11 votes

2 answers

8k views

Corruption on data-block while synchronising

go-ethereum blockchain synchronization leveldb

asked Feb 8, 2016 at 14:37

8 votes

1 answer

2k views

How do I tell whether the Mist/Wallet is "fast" or "full" syncing?

go-ethereum blockchain fast-sync

asked May 3, 2016 at 8:26

8 votes

2 answers

248 views

What are the relationships between Geth's different development branches?

go-ethereum repositories ppa

asked Aug 5, 2016 at 17:55

8 votes

1 answer

3k views

Why is Geth's "fast" sync now the default, whereas before it wasn't?

go-ethereum synchronization fast-sync

asked Apr 26, 2017 at 19:10

7 votes

2 answers

311 views

Could a contract with enough Gas DDoS the network?

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asked Jan 21, 2016 at 9:18

7 votes

3 answers

2k views

What is actually removed during a contract suicide, and why doesn't this cause the blockchain to change?

blockchain contract-design selfdestruct

asked Feb 12, 2016 at 20:51

7 votes

3 answers

1k views

What is the difference between "eth.accounts" and "web3.eth.accounts"?

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asked Feb 13, 2016 at 10:21

7 votes

1 answer

99 views

Will contracts on Frontier be wiped before the move to Homestead?

frontier homestead greeter

asked Feb 16, 2016 at 21:11

4 votes

1 answer

533 views

Does Eth have an equivalent to Geth's --fast flag?

blockchain cpp-ethereum

asked Feb 21, 2016 at 10:16

4 votes

3 answers

8k views

How many Ethereum-based tokens are there?

tokens erc-20

asked Nov 28, 2017 at 20:25

3 votes

1 answer

61 views

Why was the Constantinople hard fork postponed?

hardforks upgrading constantinople

asked Jan 16, 2019 at 22:24

3 votes

1 answer

101 views

Is there a comprehensive reference list of all Serpent commands?

solidity serpent

asked Mar 6, 2016 at 8:33

3 votes

1 answer

2k views

How do I install Mist from the pre-built binaries on 32-bit Linux?

mist ethereum-wallet-dapp

asked Apr 30, 2016 at 18:39

3 votes

1 answer

3k views

Greeter variables are all undefined and contract doesn't run

go-ethereum contract-deployment greeter

asked Feb 12, 2016 at 20:23

2 votes

3 answers

3k views

How to update Geth on Ubuntu without using the PPA

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asked Mar 14, 2016 at 17:21

2 votes

0 answers

28 views

Block data duplication when moving from Geth to Eth (or vice versa) [duplicate]

go-ethereum blockchain cpp-ethereum

asked Feb 21, 2016 at 8:54

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28 Questions

How would I explain Ethereum to a non-technical friend?

What is Geth's "fast" sync, and why is it faster?

What is Geth's "light" sync, and why is it so fast?

What is Whisper and what is it used for?

How does Ethereum deal with blockchain scalability?

How do I remove accounts using the Geth console?

By what mechanism are ASIC-based miners made less favourable?

What is formal verification, and why is it important for smart contracts?

What is the difference between a smart contract and a DAO?

Why do some blocks contain no transactions?

If the supply of Ether is finite, are there any mechanisms to deter hoarding?

Why isn't Ethereum Frontier a "safe" platform?

Corruption on data-block while synchronising

How do I tell whether the Mist/Wallet is "fast" or "full" syncing?

What are the relationships between Geth's different development branches?

Why is Geth's "fast" sync now the default, whereas before it wasn't?

Could a contract with enough Gas DDoS the network?

What is actually removed during a contract suicide, and why doesn't this cause the blockchain to change?

What is the difference between "eth.accounts" and "web3.eth.accounts"?

Will contracts on Frontier be wiped before the move to Homestead?

Does Eth have an equivalent to Geth's --fast flag?

How many Ethereum-based tokens are there?

Why was the Constantinople hard fork postponed?

Is there a comprehensive reference list of all Serpent commands?

How do I install Mist from the pre-built binaries on 32-bit Linux?

Greeter variables are all undefined and contract doesn't run

How to update Geth on Ubuntu without using the PPA

Block data duplication when moving from Geth to Eth (or vice versa) [duplicate]