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Vitalik Buterin quotes
Co-founder of Ethereum · Russia / Canada
Wrote the Ethereum white paper at 19 and turned a programmable blockchain into the settlement layer for DeFi, NFTs and rollups.
4 epic quotes by Vitalik Buterin
“Whereas most technologies tend to automate workers on the periphery doing menial tasks, blockchains automate away the center.”
— Vitalik Buterin
“I am quite worried that people are being convinced that crypto is about getting rich quick rather than about building things.”
— Vitalik Buterin
“Ethereum is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of downtime, censorship, fraud or third-party interference.”
— Vitalik Buterin
“The internet of money should not cost five dollars a transaction.”
— Vitalik Buterin
Why Vitalik Buterin is quoted so often
Vitalik Buterin is one of the most cited voices in the digital asset industry. As co-founder of ethereum, every public statement is read by traders, founders and regulators looking for signal, which is why these lines keep resurfacing years after they were first said.
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