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Vitalik Buterin is the co-founder of the Ethereum project and one of the earliest publications focused on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin Magazine.
Buterin had learnt about Bitcoin from his father, and caught the attention of Mihai Alisie, another enthusiast of Bitcoin and the other founder of Bitcoin Magazine. Together, they launched Bitcoin Magazine in 2012, with Buterin being the lead writer. Bitcoin Magazine continues to run and is overseen by BTC Media.
Buterin published the Ethereum white paper in 2013, the biggest step in cryptocurrencies since the launch of Bitcoin. With the white paper, Buterin introduced the concept of smart contracts, a feature that is now present in hundreds of cryptocurrencies. Dropping out of college after having received the Thiel Fellowship, Buterin began working on Ethereum full-time.
Ethereum was co-founded by Buterin, Gavin Wood and Joseph Lubin; the latter two are still heavily involved in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Buterin’s key contribution was the development of a scripting language that allowed for much more versatility on what could be done on blockchains, most notably decentralized applications, or DAPPs.
Ethereum continues to work on the development of Ethereum and is one of the most notable individuals in the space. Ethereum is soon to release ETH 2.0, an updated version of Ethereum that overcomes scalability and performance issues.
24 Apr 2020 1 minute read 3 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan
Vitalik Buterin has taken a jab at the Bitcoin SV (BSV) project and its supporters, tweeting on April 23 that blockchain patents do not correspond with an understanding of the technology. Buterin was speaking with reference to Craig Wright’s frequen...
14 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin doesn’t believe that mining conducted on mobile phones is of any use, tweeting on April 13 that it is a “fool’s game” and that it “more likely to trick users with false hope than help them”, The device referred to in...
30 Mar 2020 5 minute read 12 comments Brawnd0
Hi folks. Here I am back with a news roundup - as we all learn to cope with this very worrying time we are living in. First of all, I hope everyone is doing okay and keeping well as they isolate themselves. All the markets have taken a tumble but we...
10 Mar 2020 7 minute read 5 comments ChangellyOfficial
Crypto industry was built by people and decisions of some of them influence the whole industry. Here is the list of people whose contribution made a significant impact on blockchain and cryptocurrencies. These people lead the industry through all the...
9 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments BitcoinGordon
Okay, I know... weird name, perhaps a little unusual socially. But, I really like the guy, and a lot of other people do too. With good reason, I might add! Once I understood his name was Vitalik Buterin and not Vitamin Butterball, I was able to Googl...
3 Feb 2020 1 minute read 4 comments BitcoinGordon
Scalability Trilemma is a term that originated from Vitalik Buterin, the now-famous creator of Ethereum. The idea, which largely seems appropriate to the current market development for crypto, deals with the 3 most important aspects of a successful c...
1 Feb 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Roberto D.
Returning to New York to participate in the first hearing of the case that sees him on the dock for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act Virgil Griffith, among the best known faces of the ethereum developer community, has declare...
31 Jan 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Roberto D.
Heath Tarbert, president of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), interviewed by Bloomberg, as reported by an article published a couple of hours ago, said that the launch of ETH futures could be imminent; in more detail, the president sai...
17 Jan 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Roberto D.
Reuters reported it, with an article published a few hours ago, the United Nations warned the community that by participating in the next conference on cryptocurrencies in North Korea, scheduled for next February, they are likely to be indicted for v...
11 Jan 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Roberto D.
This was reported by the Inner City Press, which reports how, yesterday, the developer ethereum Virgil Griffith was finally released on bail; Griffith was reportedly arrested on November 21 for attending a conference in North Korea, which the allegat...
