GAS is the currency or fuel that runs the NEO blockchain. Also referred to as the Chinese Ethereum, NEO is a public chain that allows users to register, issue and circulate digital assets safely, legally and securely. It incorporates features such as dBFT (delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance) consensus, Peer-to-peer, Digital certificate, Superconductive trade, Smart contracts and Cross-chain operation protocol. The smart assets issued on this platform as a combination of smart contracts andShow more [+] digital assets. Together with digital identity, the smart contracts and the digital assets create a smart economy.
Neo's virtual machine (NeoVM) ensures high certainty, scalability and concurrency. Developers do not need to use any special programming languages or codes like is in the case with Ethereum, but can use any common programming language to write their own code and digitize multiple types of assets.
NEO was established in 2014, and had its code released to GitHub in 2015. It is mainly focused on community development. It also has a developer community including NEL, NeoResearch and Coz among others.
The native currency or fuel that runs this blockchain GAS a token that is not premined, and has a semi-centralized liquidity. It is listed for trading on various exchanges including Binance, Huobi, Poloniex, Gate.io, Upbit, Koinex and Bitbns.