# 以太坊 —— 挣脱加密货币的枷锁

**君子和而不同。**

在区块链领域，以太坊项目同样是十分出名的开源项目。作为公有区块链平台，以太坊将比特币针对数字货币交易的功能进一步进行拓展，面向更为复杂和灵活的应用场景，支持了智能合约（Smart Contract）这一重要特性。

从此，区块链技术的应用场景，从单一基于 UTXO 的数字货币交易，延伸到图灵完备的通用计算领域。用户不再受限于仅能使用比特币脚本所支持的简单逻辑，而是可以自行设计任意复杂的合约逻辑。这就为构建各种多样化的上层应用开启了大门，可谓意义重大。

本章将参照比特币项目来介绍以太坊项目的核心概念和改进设计，以及如何安装客户端和使用智能合约等内容。


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