Vitalik Buterin Height, Age, Family, Biography
Vitalik Buterin Height, Age, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Kolomna, Russia
Father: Dmitry Buterin
Age: 30 Years
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Vitaly Dmitrievich Buterin |
| Profession(s) | Computer Programmer, Scientist |
| Known for | Being the founder of Ethereum and Bitcoin Magazine |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | 6' (182 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Hair Colour | Light Brown |
| Career | |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | ⢠2014: Thiel Fellowship ⢠2014: World Technology Award in the IT Software category ⢠2016: Fortune 40 under 40 list ⢠2018: Forbes 30 under 30 list ⢠2018: Fortune the ledger 40 under 40 list ⢠2018: Honorary doctorate at University of Basel ⢠2021: Time top 100 influential people in the world |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 31 January 1994 (Monday) |
| Age (as of 2024) | 30 Years |
| Birthplace | Kolomna, Russia |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Nationality | Montenegrin |
| Hometown | Kolomna, Russia |
| School | The Abelard School, Toronto, Canada (2012) |
| College/University | University of Waterloo, Canada |
| Educational Qualification | Computer Science (2012-2013) |
| Food Habit | Vegetarian |
| Social Media | ⢠Instagram ⢠Facebook ⢠Twitter ⢠LinkedIn |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Milana Valmont (2018)  |
| Family | |
| Parents | Father- Dmitry Buterin (a computer scientist)  Mother- Natalia Ameline  |
| Siblings | Half-sisters- 2 ⢠Katya ⢠Michelle  |
| Favourites | |
| Food | Dark chocolate, Avocados, Nuts, Coconuts |
| Money Factor | |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $1.46 billion (as of 2021) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Vitalik Buterin
Vitalik Buterin lived with his parents in Kolomna, Russia, until he was six.
A childhood picture of Vitalik Buterin with his father in Russia
In 2001, his parents, Dmitry and Ameline, moved to Canada for better business opportunities. After that, they got divorced.
When he was in third standard, he was placed in a class for gifted children. There, he developed an interest in mathematics, programming, and economics.
A childhood picture of Vitalik Buterin with a computer
When he was 17, his father began teaching him about Bitcoin.
Vitalik Buterin while watching his father working on a laptop
At the University of Waterloo, he took advanced courses and worked as a research assistant for cryptographer Ian Goldberg, co-creator of Off-the-Record Messaging and former chairman of the Tor Projectâs board of directors.
Vitalik Buterin during his college days
In 2011, Buterin began writing for Bitcoin Weekly for five bitcoins (about $3.50 at the time) for each article. Buterin worked with the site until it shut down due to a lack of revenue.
In September 2011, a computer programmer Mihai Alisie contacted Buterin and discussed starting a new print publication called Bitcoin Magazine. Buterin accepted the offer and became the first co-founder and a leading writer for Bitcoin Magazine.
A picture of some copies of Bitcoin Magazine
In 2012, Buterin participated in the International Olympiad in Informatics in Italy and won a bronze medal.
In 2012, Bitcoin Magazine started publishing print editions. It became the first certified publication which was dedicated to only cryptocurrencies.
While working for Bitcoin Magazine, Buterin applied for a job at Ripple. Jed McCaleb, the CTO and founder of Ripple, accepted his offer. However, he could not join because Ripple could not support a U.S. visa for Buterin.
During this time, he claimed that Bitcoin needed a scripting language for application development; however, he could not gain agreement. He then claimed that he would create a new platform with a more versatile scripting language.
Buterin then invented Ethereum, which is a combination of a decentralized mining network and software development platform.
Ethereum enables the creation of new cryptocurrencies and programs that use a shared blockchain, a cryptographic transaction ledger.
In 2013, he visited other countries and met some noted software developers who shared his passion for coding. After that, when he returned to Toronto, Buterin first described and published Ethereum in a white paper in November 2013.
Logo of Ethereum
After that, the Ethereum white paper was circulated. Soon, interest in the new platform began growing in late 2013 and early 2014.
Buterin publicly announced the invention of Ethereum at the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami on 26 January 2014.
After this announcement, he delivered a 25-minute speech. He described Ethereum as a general-purpose global computer operating on a decentralized permissionless network.
In the speech, he highlighted possible uses for Ethereum, including crop insurance, decentralized exchanges, and DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations).
Vitalik Buterin while speaking at the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami
He often enjoys working on advanced problems in computer science, economics, and philosophy weekly.
In 2014, Buterin dropped out of university after receiving a $100,000 grant from the Thiel Fellowship, a scholarship created by venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
In 2016, Buterin joined the editorial board of Ledger, a journal that publishes original research articles on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
In 2017, Buterin donated $763,970 of Ether to the Machine Intelligence Research Institute.
Buterin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 2 June 2017, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). He described Ethereumâs economic and political importance for Russia.
After that Putin said that he would establish connections with possible Russian partners regarding Ethereum.
Vitalik Buterin while in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
In a 2018 New Yorker article, Buterinâs father mentioned that Buterin did not want to be named as the âphilosopher kingâ of the blockchain world.
His father added that Buterin wanted to devote his time to research, and he was not excited about the importance the community was providing to him. Buterin wished the community to become stronger and self-dependent.
Vitalik Buterin with his father
Buterin often contributes to several open-source software projects as a developer. He has worked on DarkWallet by Cody Wilson, Bitcoin Python libraries, and the cryptocurrency marketplace site Egora.
In 2018, he donated $2.4 million of Ether to the SENS Research Foundation for research on rejuvenation biotechnologies and human life extension.
In 2018, Buterin retweeted economist Glen Weylâs tweet on the proposal for a new wealth tax. Soon, they became friends.
Thereafter, Buterin and Glen Weyl co-authored a manifesto titled Liberation Through Radical Decentralization. It stated Buterinâs work on cryptocurrencies and Weylâs work on market-based solutions to social issues.
In 2019, Buterin worked with Zoe Hitzig, a PhD student at Harvard, and published a paper titled A Flexible Design for Funding Public Goods.
The paper presented a method for efficiently providing public goods and utilizing a form of quadratic voting.
In 2020, Buterin donated $50,000 to the SENS Research Foundation.
In 2020, Buterin expressed his thankfulness for working on the Ethereum Project. He highlighted the interdisciplinary nature of the industry. He appreciated the opportunity to interact with leading cryptographers, mathematicians, and economists.
In 2021, Buterin donated $1.14 billion worth of SHIBA coins to Indiaâs Crypto Covid relief fund. This donation represented 5% of the coinâs circulation and led to a 50% drop in its price.
In 2021, he donated $336 million worth of Dogelon Mars ($ELON) to the Methuselah Foundation, which aims to extend the human lifespan. This caused a 70% drop in the coinâs value.
In 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Buterin supported Ukraine and stated âEthereum is neutral, but I am not.â He said that the attack was a crime against both the Ukrainian and Russian peoples.
He then criticized Russia Today TV channel editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan for claiming that those ashamed to be Russians due to Moscowâs actions were not truly Russian.
Vitalik Buterinâs statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
In 2022, Vitalik Buterin released his book âProof of Stake: The Making of Ethereum and the Philosophy of Blockchains,â published by Seven Stories Press.
The cover of the book Proof of Stake The Making of Ethereum and the Philosophy of Blockchains
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