Founded in 2016 by Yanislav Malahov, the æternity blockchain was born from a desire to cultivate a fair Internet experience. He envisioned this space be supported by scalable open source and cryptographic software, with a deep commitment to technical excellence.

Æternity blockchain itself launched as the public æternity mainnet in 2018. It is now a blossoming community of enthusiasts supported via the æternity crypto foundation.

Engineered to scale and last, æternity is an easily accessible blockchain platform for the global public. With numerous innovative functionalities and performance far ahead of earlier blockchains, æternity allows its users and community to seamlessly venture into the new era of society, economy, and digital interactions.

Its core components are written in the functional programming and fault tolerant language Erlang, and its Sophia smart contracts are also functional.