Address means a hexadecimal public number on a blockchain in which a record of eligible assets can be held. It is the representation of programs and individuals on the blockchain.
On EVM blockchain, there is two categories of addresses :
- Those belonging to Externally Owned Account (EOA): external entity or individual which is the owner who has an interest in the account or has ownership of the underlying cryptoassets.
- Those belonging to smart contracts: programs stored on a blockchain.