If Bitcoin's creator is a ghost, Ethereum's is a prodigy. Meet the teenager who built the world's second-biggest cryptocurrency.
Ethereum was conceived by a brilliant young programmer named Vitalik Buterin in 2013. He saw Bitcoin's potential but believed it was too limited. He envisioned a global, decentralized computer that could run applications, not just track money. This led to the creation of smart contracts and the Ethereum network. To fund this ambitious project, they held a public crowdsale in 2014. During this initial coin offering, you could buy one Ether for about 31 cents. From a teenager's whitepaper to the backbone of DeFi and NFTs, Ethereum's journey has been nothing short of revolutionary.
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