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Vitalik Buterin
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Vitalik Buterin (Russian Language

) 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)

Knownfor

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 rst 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 Ethereums
Vitalik Buterin". CoinDesk. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

External links
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