Blockchain & tech

EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine)

Also called: EVM · EVM-compatible

In shortThe software environment that runs Ethereum smart contracts — copied by many other chains.

"EVM-compatible" chains (BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Base, Avalanche C-Chain and many more) can run the same contracts and use the same wallets as Ethereum. One MetaMask address works on all of them.

Solana, Sui and Aptos use different virtual machines, so they need different wallets and tools.