# Account

## Overview

An account is synonymous to a bank account in todays banking system. It holds information about an individual's ELL balance. Transactions alter the state of an account by either increasing or decreasing the balance. 

## Structure

| Field   | Type   | Description                                 |
| ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------- |
| type    | Int    | The type of account (Balance = 0x0)         |
| address | String | The unique address of the account.          |
| balance | String | The number of ELL held in the account.      |
| nonce   | Int    | The number of transactions created by the a |

#### Example:

```javascript
{
    "address": "eGzzf1HtQL7M9Eh792iGHTvb6fsnnPipad",
    "balance": "100.000000000000000000",
    "nonce": 0,
    "type": 0
  }
```