Founders

Vitalik Buterin Co-Founded Ethereum

Buterin laid the foundations of Ethereum in 2013 when he was just 19, writing a white paper that outlined “a next-generation smart contract and decentralized application platform.
Vitalik Buterin's net worth is estimated to be at least $552.86 million as of January 2024.

Buterin launched the Ethereum blockchain in 2014 with a group of young and creative programmers. With his innate talent, ingenuity and deep understanding of blockchain technology, he created a platform that enables the execution of smart contracts.