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Who is the co-founder of Ethereum?

1. Vitalik Buterin Vitalik Buterin is the co-founder of Ethereum. (Image: Flickr) Ethereum was conceived by 19-year-old, Russian-Canadian, computer science geek and Bitcoin Magazine writer Vitalik Buterin in November 2013.

Does Ethereum use a lot of energy?

This has cut Ethereum's energy usage by 99%. Ethereum was initially described in late 2013 in a white paper by Vitalik Buterin, a programmer and co-founder of Bitcoin Magazine, that described a way to build decentralized applications.

What is Ethereum software?

Formal development of the software underlying Ethereum began in early 2014 through a Swiss company, Ethereum Switzerland GmbH ( EthSuisse ). The idea of putting executable smart contracts in the blockchain needed to be specified before it could be implemented in software.

Who are the founders of ether?

The project was announced to the world in January 2014, with a core team of Vitalik Buterin, Mihai Alise, Anthony Di Iorio, Charles Hoskinson, Joe Lubin and Gavin Wood, and an ICO (“initial coin offering”) was run selling off the first Ether coins in exchange for Bitcoin.

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