Ethereum, Happy Birthday

This week marks 9 years since the creation of one of the largest Cryptocurrencies, Ethereum. But the idea dates back to a 20-year-old young Vitalik Buterin and his introduction of the initial whitepaper draft in late 2013 at the annual North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami.It was there he was to meet his future Co-Founders, all of which are deeply integrated with the ecosystem today.Gavin Wood – Solidity Smart contract language creator & Polkadot Founder.Anthony di Lorio – DeCentral FounderJoseph Lubin – ConsenSys FounderCharles Hoskinson – Cardano Founder.1 year later, in 2014, Ethereum completed an $18m funding round, and after a period of successful testing, the Mainnet went live with its first block created on July 30th, 2015.