Smart Contracts vs Solidity

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Smart Contracts
beginner
fundamentals

Smart contracts are self-executing programs stored on a blockchain that automatically perform predefined actions when specific conditions are met, without needing any intermediary.

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Solidity
intermediate
fundamentals

The primary high-level programming language for writing smart contracts on Ethereum and EVM-compatible blockchains, designed to compile into bytecode that executes on the Ethereum Virtual Machine.

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