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<p>Solidity is a <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a> for implementing <a href="/facts/Smart_contract/D5TN1q4n">smart contracts</a> on various <a href="/facts/Blockchain/8H43GgWy">blockchain</a> platforms, most notably, <a href="/facts/Ethereum/6RfpJ46R">Ethereum</a>. Solidity is licensed under <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License v3.0</a>. Solidity was designed by <a href="/facts/Gavin_Wood/T34bJsfR">Gavin Wood</a>[<i>non-primary source needed</i>] and developed by Christian Reitwiessner, Alex Beregszaszi, and several former Ethereum core contributors. Programs in Solidity run on <a href="/facts/Ethereum/6RfpJ46R">Ethereum Virtual Machine</a> or on compatible virtual machines. </p>