Vitalik Buterin

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Vitalik Buterin
Born Russia
Residence Canada
Fields digital contracts, digital currencies
Known for Ethereum
Website
vitalik.ca, twitter.com/VitalikButerin

Vitalik Buterin is a computer scientist, writer, and founder of the Ethereum cryptographic operating system. He began working on Bitcoin in 2011 and is the chief writer for the Bitcoin Magazine.[1] [2] He made pybitcointools, and also did work on other projects related to digital currency.[3] In late 2013 and early 2014, he started Ethereum.[4]

References

  1. Finley, Klint. "Wired". Out in the Open: Teenage Hacker Transforms Web Into One Giant Bitcoin Network. Retrieved 7 February 2014. 
  2. del Castillo, Michael. "Dark Wallet: A Radical Way to Bitcoin". The New Yorker. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  3. Sean, Gallager (Jan 6 2014). "Bitcoin startups pan for gold in cryptocurrency economy". Ars Technica. Retrieved 25 January 2014. 
  4. "New Scientist". Bitcoin: How its core technology will change the world. Retrieved 7 February 2014. 


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