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A legal framework used to determine whether a financial instrument qualifies as an 'investment contract' under US securities law.
A legal framework used to determine whether a financial instrument qualifies as an 'investment contract' under US securities law.
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Start by getting a wallet (Nautilus for browser, Terminus for mobile). Back up your seed phrase securely offline. Get some ERG from an exchange (Gate.io, KuCoin) or DEX (Spectrum). Make a test transaction. Then explore: try DeFi on Spectrum, check out NFTs, or dive into the technology if you're a builder.
Building DeFi on Ergo starts with understanding the eUTXO model and ErgoScript. Unlike account-based chains, Ergo's box model provides deterministic execution, no MEV by design, and predictable gas costs. Use Oracle Pools for price feeds, and leverage existing patterns from Spectrum Finance and SigmaUSD.
eUTXO (Extended Unspent Transaction Output) is Ergo's smart contract model that extends Bitcoin's UTXO with programmable logic. Each 'box' contains ERG, tokens, data registers, and a guarding script. Transactions consume boxes and create new ones, enabling deterministic execution, parallel processing, and no reentrancy attacks.
Sigma Protocols are zero-knowledge proof systems that let you prove statements about data without revealing the data itself. On Ergo, they're built into ErgoScript, enabling privacy-preserving smart contracts. You can prove you own funds, meet conditions, or belong to a group - all without exposing your identity or exact values.