Virtual machines are machines that attempt a higher level of abstraction than the contemporary operating system (OS). They are created on top of the usual operating systems so they can function similarly to a physical computing machine.
Simply, virtual machines approximate the computing power of physical machines using virtual architecture. They can run on many different types of OS’s and hardware, making them the perfect engine for a decentralized ecosystem.
What then is EVM?
Unlike the straightforward Decentralized Distributed Ledger operation of Bitcoin, Ethereum provides a larger scope, best described as a “distributed state machine”. Ethereum does not only hold data on accounts or balances, but holds an entire machine state. The world’s first programmable blockchain. Its “machine state” varies with every block, as the machine transitions with every set of programs it runs according to certain fixed/given rules – (Smart Contracts). What therefore determines these specific rule-based state changes is the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
The role of EVM is to execute/deploy smart contracts. It’s basically responsible for facilitating smart contract functionality where the contracts are usually written in higher level programming languages like Solidity. It executes codes exactly as intended. It is the core of Ethereum’s entire operating structure.
EVM works like a large decentralized master computer that can complete all types of programmable tasks on the blockchain. Given that different blockchains are programmed differently, these rules underpin the operations in these various blockchains.
Now, there are many blockchains that are EVM-compatible, meaning, they are basically a smart contract platform that can process transactions and other data, similar to the smart contracts on the Ethereum network.
Some are;
- Binance Smart Chain.
- Matic network
- TRON (TRX)
- xDAI Chain
- Telos EVM
- TomoChain
- RSK Network
- Fantom Opera
- Avalanche
- Harmony (ONE)
- Arbitrum
- Huobi Eco
- Okex Chain
- KuChain
Dapplication tech is committed to helping users to build efficient smart contracts on all the blockchains mentioned above.