Ethereum

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Jul 6, 2021

Vitalik Buterin, Founder of Ethereum, shares his remarkable journey from post-Soviet Russia to pioneering blockchain innovation. He reveals how Ethereum emerged as a groundbreaking platform, transforming decentralized applications and smart contracts. The discussion highlights Ethereum's legal complexities, its rivalrous landscape against giants like Facebook and Amazon, and the implications of future upgrades like ETH2. Buterin also explores the balance between Ethereum's strengths and scalability challenges, making a compelling case for its role in reshaping the digital economy.

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Vitalik's Forum Debut

Vitalik Buterin joined Bitcoin forums at 17, seeking Bitcoin.
Unlike anonymous users, he used his real name, being young with little to lose.

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Bunny Encyclopedia

At 7, Vitalik wrote a 30-page "Encyclopedia of Bunnies" in Microsoft Word.
This bunny encyclopedia, structured like a scientific paper, foreshadowed his future white papers.

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Bitcoin Magazine's Genesis

Bitcoin Weekly, where Vitalik wrote, collapsed.
Romanian fans proposed a new magazine, Bitcoin Magazine, featuring Vitalik's writing.

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