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Vitalik Buterin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vitalik Buterin (Russian Language Виталик Бутерин) is a programmer & writer. He is primarily known as a co-founder of Ethereum, and as a co-founder of Bitcoin Magazine.[2][3][4] In 2014, Buterin won the World Technology Award for the co-creation and invention of Ethereum.[5]
Vitalik Buterin Born
31 January 1994 Russia
Residence
Switzerland[1]
Fields
Digital contracts, Digital currencies, Game Theory
Alma mater
Contents
University of Waterloo (Dropped Out)
Known for
Ethereum, Bitcoin Magazine
1 Personal life 2 Endeavors 2.1 Bitcoin Journalist 2.2 Ethereum 2.3 Open source software 3 Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External links
Notable
Thiel Fellowship, World
awards
Technology Award Website about.me/vitalik_buterin
(http://about.me/vitalik_buterin)
Personal life Buterin was born in Russia, grew up in Canada, and currently resides in Zug, Switzerland.[1] He attended the University of Waterloo but dropped out to work on blockchain projects.[6] In 2014 Buterin received the Thiel Fellowship.[6]
Endeavors Bitcoin Journalist Buterin became interested in bitcoin in 2011, and co-founded the periodical Bitcoin Magazine that year.[2] [4][7] As of 2014, he served as head writer for the magazine, and had written about bitcoin-related topics for other publications, including Bitcoin Weekly.[2][8] Bitcoin Magazine in 2012 later began publishing a print edition and has been referred to as the first serious publication dedicated to cryptocurrencies.[9] He held a position on the editorial board of Ledger, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes full-length original research articles on the subjects of cryptocurrency and blockchain
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technology.[10]
Ethereum He is a co-creator and inventor of Ethereum, described as a “decentralized mining network and software development platform rolled into one” that facilitates the creation of new cryptocurrencies and programs that share a single block chain (a cryptographic transaction ledger).[11][12][13]
Open source software Buterin has contributed as a developer to other open source software projects.[2] Some early examples are: Kryptokit, pybitcointools, multisig.info, and btckeysplit.[14] He also contributed to DarkWallet [15] by Cody Wilson, Bitcoin Python (software) libraries,[16] and the cryptocurrency marketplace site Egora.[3] as of 2016
Awards Thiel Fellowship Award 2014 [17] World Technology Award Winner 2014 - IT Software[5]
See also Joseph Lubin, Ethereum co-founder
References 1. "Der digitale Lenin". 2. Finley, Klint (27 January 2014). "Out in the open: Teenage hacker transforms web into one giant Bitcoin network". Wired. Retrieved 7 February 2014. 3. Melendez, Steven (10 February 2014). "Could this 20-Year-Old kid make Bitcoin obsolete?". Fast Company. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 4. del Castillo, Michael (24 September 2014). "Dark wallet: A radical way to Bitcoin". The New Yorker. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 5. "The 2014 World Technology Award Winners". World Technology Network. World Technology Network. Retrieved 19 November 2014. 6. Elliot, Josh (July 2, 2014). "Why a 20-year-old Toronto drop-out accepted $100,000 to stay out of school". CTV. CTV. Retrieved 25 April 2016. 7. Kelly, Brian. "Smart Money, set it and forget it". The Bitcoin Big Bang: How Alternative Currencies Are About to Change the World. Wiley Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 978-1118963661. 8. "About us – Bitcoin Magazine". Bitcoin Magazine. Coin Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 23 February 2014. 9. Vigna, Paul; Casey, Michael J. "Community". The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and the Blockchain Are Challenging ... Macmillan Publishers. p. 88.
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ISBN 9781250065636. 10. "Ledger". Retrieved 4 February 2016. 11. Aron, Jacob (6 February 2014). "Bitcoin: How its core technology will change the world". New Scientist (2955). Retrieved 22 February 2014. 12. Hajdarbegovic, Nermin (23 February 2014). "Ethereum launches ‘Cryptocurrency 2.0’ network". CoinDesk. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 13. "Vitalik Buterin on Ethereum and The Decentralized Future". Future Thinkers Podcast. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2016-05-13. 14. Southurst, Jon (7 January 2014). "Roger Ver and Erik Voorhees Back Bitcoin Wallet KryptoKit". CoinDesk. Retrieved 25 April 2016. 15. Kelly, Brian. "Smart Money, set it and forget it". The Bitcoin Big Bang: How Alternative Currencies Are About to Change the World. Wiley Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 978-1118963661. 16. Antonopoulos, Andreas M. (December 20, 2014). "#4. Keys, Addresses, and Wallets". Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies. O'Reilly Media. p. 82. ISBN 978-1449374044. 17. Finley, Klint (5 June 2014). "$100k Peter Thiel Fellowship Awarded to Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin". CoinDesk. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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