Buterin, this name is known to everyone no matter in the chain currency circle or the mining circle.

Friends like to use his speech as an important reference for investment. This is because as the second-largest figure in the currency circle after Satoshi Nakamoto, the Ether Kingdom he built is changing the world and has a great influence on the construction of a new financial world. extraordinary influence

Gifted since childhood

The full name of V God is Vitalik Buterin. He was born in an IT family in Russia on January 31, 1994. In fact, this popular figure in the blockchain, Buterin, was born in the 1990s and is only 27 years old now.

Many geniuses are mostly influenced by their family environment, and the same goes for V God. His parents are both engaged in computer research, so little V God has many opportunities and ways to be exposed to high-tech.

It is said that little V God got his first computer when he was 4 years old. At that time, in 1998, computers were still a luxury product in China, and few people could own their own home computers.

After little V God got his own computer, he was very curious and exploratory. It is said that he quickly learned to write calculation programs in Excel.

When V God was 5 years old, his parents divorced, and he and his father immigrated to Canada from Moscow.

Although the new environment made V God a little confused when he first arrived, the smart V God only took a few months to master the local language.

When he was 7 years old, V God created his first complex document called "Rabbit Encyclopedia", which contained rigorous mathematical formulas, charts, and preliminary mathematical models.

When he was 10 years old, V God's three-digit mental arithmetic speed was twice that of his peers, and he was placed in the "Genius Youth Class". At the age of 12, when his peers were still struggling to learn and felt that it was useless, V God could already use C He is a real genius who can write simple small programs in the language.

So how did Buterin enter the blockchain field?

Show off your skills

When Buterin enters the blockchain field, he must first mention his father. Because his father runs a blockchain incubator himself.

Under the influence of his father, Buterin came into contact with Bitcoin at the age of 17 and became addicted to it. After continuous research, Buterin wrote an article for a magazine called "Bitcoin Weekly" in March 2011. Once approved, he will receive a fee of 5 Bitcoins.

Yes, 5 Bitcoins, you heard it right. Converted at current prices, each Bitcoin is worth $40,000.

However, the price of Bitcoin was not that high at that time, only $3.50.

Although the magazine later closed down, through such submission activities, Buterin also accumulated a lot of blockchain knowledge and connections.

The birth of Ethereum

In September 2011, Buterin, as a co-founder and main writer, and a Romanian programmer created a Bitcoin magazine.

Before this magazine was acquired by BTC MEDIA, it had a total of 1.5 million readers.

Through continuous learning, Buterin also discovered the shortcomings of Bitcoin's slow transaction speed and inability to achieve large-scale application. Because generally speaking, Bitcoin can only perform up to six transactions per second.

So in early 2014, he began to write the white paper of Ethereum, gathered several partners, and used the saved royalties and scholarships to create Ethereum. Also innovate it into a new cryptocurrency.

In July of the same year, the Buterin team raised funds for Ethereum through ICO, and finally raised 31,000 Bitcoins, causing a sensation.

According to the price at that time, it was approximately US$18.4 million.

If Satoshi Nakamoto is the creator of the blockchain, then Buterin is a key promoter of the blockchain.

He deserves the title of V God!