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Qtum joins the unspent-output accounting familiar from Bitcoin with the Ethereum virtual machine. Smart contracts are written the usual way, yet settlement rests on the Bitcoin-style model, and consensus is reached through proof of stake. The pairing was meant to give Bitcoin-style accounting programmability.
A reference description of the project, not investment advice.