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  • Getting Started
    • Introduction
    • Installing the App
    • Creating a Wallet
      • Create via Seed Phrase
      • Create via SSO
      • Create via SSS
    • Importing a Wallet
      • Import via Seed Phrase
      • Import via Private Key
      • Import via SSS
      • Import via Hardware Wallet
    • Searching Crypto Assets
    • Buying Crypto Assets
      • Buying Coins with Fiat
      • Buying Tokens with Coins
    • Selling Crypto Assets
      • Selling Coins for Fiat
      • Selling Tokens for Coins
  • Token Research
    • Token Charts
    • Token Transactions
    • Token Whale Watching
    • Token Liquidity Info
  • Wallet Management
    • Supported Blockchains
    • Importing Tokens
    • Sending Crypto Assets
    • Receiving Crypto Assets
    • Wallet-Specific Settings
      • Enabling Chains
    • Global Wallet Settings
      • Collapse Defaults
      • Condensed View
      • Sort Tokens
      • Hide/Rearrange Wallets
  • User Settings
  • ECLIPSE™ Rankings
  • Security Features
  • Glossary
    • Definitions
      • Self-Custody Wallets
        • Public Addresses
        • Seed Phrases
        • Private Keys
        • Shamir's Secret Sharing
        • Multi-Chain Wallets
        • Hierarchical Determination
      • Smart Contracts
        • Tokens
        • NFTs
        • Staking Pools
      • Gas
      • Decentralized Exchanges
        • Automated Market Makers
        • Liquidity Pools
        • CPMM Formula
      • Decentralization
        • Distributed Consensus
          • Proof-of-Work
          • Proof-of-Stake
        • Decentralized Applications
        • Web3
        • Blockchains
          • Blockchain Explorers
    • Disambiguation
      • Coins vs Tokens
      • Seed Phrase vs Private Key
      • DEXs vs CEXs
      • Fungible vs Non-Fungible Tokens
      • PoW vs PoS
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Decentralized Applications

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A Decentralized Application (dApp) is a type of software application that is built on a platform, such as the . Unlike traditional applications, which are centrally hosted and controlled by a single entity, dApps are decentralized and run on a network of computers using distributed ledger technology.

is a term used to describe the next generation of the Internet, which is being built on decentralized technologies such as the blockchain and peer-to-peer networking. Web3 technologies enable decentralized applications and services, such as dApps, to be built and run on the internet without the need for central servers or intermediaries.

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