Vitalik's Bitcoin to Ethereum
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A story about how Vitalik Buterin went from writing articles about crypto to creating Ethereum.
"At 18 years old, he discovers crypto and starts by writing articles for Bitcoin Magazine when Bitcoin was super underground. Bitcoin Magazine paid him $3.50 per article, and he wrote about Bitcoin and all the cool things you could do with cryptocurrencies.
He used to go to different crypto projects and meet them, saying 'Hey, I'd love to help or intern or write about you guys.' He started getting known as this little blogger boy. He helped write the white paper for an idea called colored coins for another project.
Then eventually he decides, 'You know what, I have all these ideas about how crypto could change the world - I'm just gonna make it myself. I'm gonna make Ethereum.' He invents Ethereum at age 18 or 19 and becomes the youngest crypto billionaire in the world.
When asked about the name Ethereum, Vitalik said he chose it because it sounded nice and had the word 'ether' in it, referring to the hypothetical invisible medium that permeates the universe and allows light to travel."
Shaan Puri
Host of MFM
Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.