Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum co-founder lands in Istanbul

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 04/13/2022 - 06:00

Vitalik Buterin, a Russian-born Canadian programmer and one of the co-founders of cryptocurrency Ethereum, has landed in Istanbul, a Turkish influencer on board the same plane with Buterin announced on April 11.

"Fellas! No Joke! But yes, Vitalik Buterin," Orkun Işıtmak wrote in a social media post with a photo of him with Buterin at Istanbul Airport.

Russia is Considering Creating its Own Cryptocurrency in Order to Avoid Western Sanctions

Published by Novinite on Wed, 01/03/2018 - 09:39

Russia will probably seek to create its own cryptocurrency, the BNR reports referring to the Financial Times. The newspaper focused on last summer's meeting of President Vladimir Putin with Vitalyk Buterin, the Russian-born founder of one of the major digital currencies Ethereum. The meeting was aimed at discussing how to regulate a future official "cryptocurrency" market.