Vitalik Buterin: From a whitepaper at 19 to Ethereum's overhaul by 2030

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.Vitalik Buterin designed Ethereum at 19 and still shapes the network today as a researcher rather than a chief executive. This profile covers his path, his wealth, his donations and the overhaul he has sketched out to 2030.Vitalik Buterin designed Ethereum at 19 and still shapes its roadmap today.Add as a preferred source on GoogleFollow on Google NewsVitalik Buterin is the programmer and writer who drafted the concept for Ethereum at the age of 19 and still shapes the network's direction today. He was born on January 31, 1994, in Kolomna, Russia, grew up in Toronto and is the best-known co-founder of the second-largest cryptocurrency. He has never taken a chief executive role: Buterin works as a researcher, blogger and board member of the Ethereum Foundation, and his essays set the course the protocol will take over the coming years. For investors, this is more than a biography. Anyone holding Ethereum is betting on a roadmap that Buterin largely writes. On Saturday, Ether trad...