The creator of the Ethereum cryptocurrency, Vitalik (Vitaly) Buterin, at the age of 27, became the youngest cryptocurrency billionaire in the world. By data Forbes, the fortune of a native of Russia exceeded the $ 1 billion mark after the token price rose above $ 3 thousand. Buterin’s cryptocurrency wallet contains more than 333 thousand tokens.
The capitalization of Ethereum exceeds $ 370 billion and is second only to the capitalization of Bitcoin – $ 1.08 trillion.
Buterin was born in Kolomna near Moscow and at the age of 12 moved to Canada with his parents. At the age of 18, the programmer co-founded the cryptocurrency magazine Bitcoin Magazine, and also served on the editorial board of the Ledger blockchain magazine. In 2014 he won the Peter Thiel Prize.
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