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Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, is looking out over the dance booth at a nightclub called Red Rocks. Sensing his thoughts, his friend Randy Fabian—one of Colorado’s best-known blockchain investors and entrepreneurs—agrees that this scene just isn't for them. “You know what?” he says. “What we need is some steak and whiskey. Can you believe this place doesn’t have either one?”
Vitalik Buterin is the inventor of Ethereum and an opponent to Craig Wright and John McAfee. Vitalik is currently the second richest cryptocurrency holder in the world with a net worth of about $400 million.
Who is Vitalik Buterin?
Vitalik Buterin was born in Russia and, at the age of 15, emigrated to Canada where his parents are based. He is a programmer who strongly supports the adoption of the peer-to-peer technology, blockchains.
Buterin created an ethereum software which is an open-source, distributed computing platform and operating system featuring smart contract functionality that executes untrusted code on multiple devices with independant control. In other words, he has been devoted to making blockchains work better so that all people could potentially use it for programming their own needs.
So far his contributions have enabled blockchain applications across many industries including banking but also public utilities such as solar energy meters and electrical grids more generally. Recently he launched two ventures: as well as brainbot technologies.
What are Vitalik's Best Quotes?
“Trust is our product. We’re okay being the tortoise in the race.”
“There’s so much going on in the crypto space that it’s hard to zoom out and see the progress. Adoption is happening
“The goal of Proof of Stake is the be the most efficient way to keep a public blockchain validated, not to maximize rewards for a specific use case.”
Most Influential Person in Crypto
Vitalik Buterin is the founder of Ethereum, one of the largest cryptocurrencies in the world. Buterin was born in Russia and studied computer science at Waterloo University in Canada. He dropped out to pursue blockchain technology for distributed computing.
