A new generation of young, tech-savvy investors and dreamers have taken to heart the potential of blockchain technology – and at times have made both significant academic and financial developments that have overshadowed the achievements of more seasoned or older figures.
Cryptocurrencies threaten to upend the financial paradigm we’ve known since birth, and for many entrepreneurs, investors, and believers, the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and other digital currencies have become gateways to vast swathes of wealth and influence.
It’s perhaps not surprising, then, that new generations of young, tech-savvy investors and dreamers have taken to heart the potential of blockchain technology – and at times have made both significant academic and financial developments that have overshadowed the achievements of more seasoned or older figures.
Vitalik Buterin
A familiar name to anyone who’s ever heard of – or invested in – the digital currency platform called Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin – a Russian-Canadian programmer and writer – is the face behind the co-creation of a financial platform that is often heralded as a potential successor to Bitcoin.
Buterin first learned about Bitcoin from his father in 2012, and one year later proceeded to outline the white paper that first detailed the workings of the Ethereum platform. Today, at the tender age of 24, Buterin is estimated to be worth more than $120 million USD based on his Ether holdings alone.
Buterin is also a philanthropist, and has made large donations to both the SENS Research Foundation and the Machine Intelligence Research Institute.
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