How To? Vitalik Buterin Among Time's 100 Most Influential People Of 2021
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik
Buterin has been named as one of the 100 most influential people of 2021 by
Time magazine.
Tech entrepreneur and Reddit
co-creator ALEXIS OHANIAN has written a glowing article praising the
27-year-old for being a “builder’s builder.”
While he noted that Buterin
couldn’t have possibly come up with all of the use cases for Ethereum —
decentralized finance and NFTs among them — he added: “It did take one person’s
idea to get it started.”
Ohanian went on to say:
“Thanks to Reddit’s r/Ethereum community, I’ve had the privilege of
following Vitalik Buterin’s career from early on, which is why I’ve taken a
certain pride in watching his legacy grow.”
‘A New World Has Opened Up’
Ohanian confirmed that he has
invested in some aspects of blockchain technology and said that, without
Buterin’s creations, many of 2021’s most exciting use cases wouldn’t exist —
including the fantasy sports platform Sorare.
“I’ve never been more excited about the potential of the Internet, and
that’s largely thanks to Vitalik Buterin.”
Elon Musk also made Time’s
coveted list, but ARIANNA HUFFINGTON — who had just 150 words to describe the
billionaire’s achievements — opted to focus more on his work with Tesla and
SpaceX than his enthusiasm for cryptocurrencies. She added:
“Musk isn’t just changing how we transport ourselves, he’s augmenting
human possibilities. And by doing it all with his relentlessly optimistic,
space-half-full showmanship, he’s offering a model for how we can solve the
big, existential challenges in front of us.”
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