CRYPTO LEGENDARY (Part 2)

Let's look at some of the crypto's iconic personnel over the years. Today, let's talk about VITALIK BUTERIN, aka ETHEREUM

Vitalik Buterin

- Born in Russia in 1994
- Moved to Canada at age 6
- Discovered Bitcoin at 17
- Co-founded Bitcoin Magazine in 2011
- Studied CS at the University of @UWaterloo.
- Wrote the @ethereum whitepaper at 19 (late 2013)
- Received a $100,000 Thiel Fellowship in 2014
- Co-founded Ethereum in 2014
- Raised about $18M in Ethereum's crowdsale
- Launched Ethereum on July 30, 2015
- Helped make DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs possible
- Led Ethereum's shift to Proof of Stake in 2022.
- Became one of the most influential figures in crypto
- Pioneered the burning of Shib in 2021 and gave Shib a foothold.

From discovering Bitcoin at 17 to writing the Ethereum whitepaper at 19, @VitalikButerin changed the future of blockchain.

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