Definition

What is EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine)?

The EVM is the runtime that executes smart contract bytecode on Ethereum and every EVM-compatible chain, defining opcodes, gas costs, and the rules of state changes.

A chain is called EVM-compatible when it can run the same bytecode and expose the same JSON-RPC interface, so existing tooling (wallets, compilers, libraries) works unchanged. Monad is fully EVM bytecode compatible while replacing the execution engine underneath with a parallel, pipelined design.

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Related terms

Bytecode
Opcode
Gas
Parallel EVM

Definition by Adwait Keshari, founder of Monsmith.

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