Biography
Vitalik Biderin from childhood demonstrated interest in programming, which later led to the hobby of the blockchain. He won popularity as a co-founder of the Ethereum project and the youngest cryptomalliarder in history.Childhood and youth
Vitalik was born in the Russian city of Kolomna in 1994. On the 90s, the country had the so-called brain drain. Professionals from various areas left where they promised a comfortable working conditions. Emigrated parents of celebrities, his father Dmitry - a programmer, an employee of Wild Apricot.
In Russia, Vitaly lived the first 5 years of life, and went to school already in Canada. By that time he became a confident user of the computer. The little genius was fond of video games, but ready-made quickly quickly, and he began to create his own. His first virtual universe boy created Excel on the basis and settled rabbits there.
In the school years, Biderin was an autistic child, a little interacted with peers. But he demonstrated interest in learning, paying special attention to mathematics, economy and, of course, programming. It is not surprising that he was transferred to the class for gifted children.
For some time, Vitalik was fond of the game World of Warcraft, but he was not destined to become a great gamer. One day, his father told the son of Bitcoins, which first led him to confusion. He did not understand how some numbers on the computer could be the cost. But the more Biderin was interested in this topic, the stronger she fascinated.
Soon, the Vitalik began writing articles for Bitcoin Weekly magazine, and then became the Bitcoin Magazine co-founder. During this period, he continued his studies, participated in contests. 2012 marked for him to receive a bronze medal at the International Olympiad on computer science.
After graduating from school, Busterin studied at Waterla University, but I realized that his projects would take too much time, and decided to wait to receive higher education. Only in 2018, he became the owner of the Honorary degree of the University of Basel.
Cryptocurrencies
Only after the young man began to produce his own magazine, he realized that it was much more interested in blockchain than Bitcoin. He saw flaws in technology and removed to deal with this problem.
While the developers created a cryptocurrency based on the blockchain, Vitalik founded the platform into which applications can be built. The main idea of the project was the introduction of technology with a wide scope of application. He got the name "Etherium".
After the celebrity had an initial idea, he shared her with his friends, and they, in turn, told her close and acquaintances about her. Soon, Vitaly had 20 like-minded people who agreed to help with the creation of a startup, programming and marketing.
Since the project was decided to make a non-commercial, the money was collected for its implementation by means of a crowway: people sent to the developers of 1 Bitcoin, and in return received 2000 units of new cryptocurrencies - "Esters". As a result, it was possible to accumulate 30 thousand bitcoins, which went to the salary of the team.
Biderin presented the Ethereum project at the Thiel Felship contest and was honored with a scholarship of $ 100 thousand, which was a big impetus for the further development of the platform. Already in 2015, the programmer's name became known to European and American users, one way or another connected with the blockchain.
Ethereum facilitated the tasks of the developers of blockchain technology, because in the conditions of the current functional they were closely. "Ether" proposed by the celebrity is not an alternative to fiduciary money, but rather a method for controlling the use of resources. The more difficult operation, the more "ether" has to pay. The platform makes it possible to limit the actions of unscrupulous users.
Shortly after the foundation of the offices of Etheriums appeared in Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands. According to the celebrity, there are specialists from different countries in the team, and everyone he knows. The project's creator travels a lot, communicating with like-minded people to improve the idea.
In 2017, Vladimir Putin himself met with Vitalik. The young programmer told the President about the applications of Etherium in the Russian economic space. The head of state supported the ideas of Biderina and wished success, which gave hope for further development of cryptocurrencies in the Russian Federation.
The interest of the first persons of the state to the project Buderin commented as follows: "In the 21st century, 90% of the economy will be digital," adding that the meeting with the president has become only the vertex of iceberg, a minor part of the process that began long before that.
That same year, Biderin held a meeting with the heads of Sberbank and Vnesheconombank. According to Forbes magazine, even then he entered the list of 600 brightest young people. The Russian publication "Vedomosti" assigned the programmer the title "Professional Year".
It is known that the Vitalik interacts with J. P. Morgan, Reuters, Microsoft, Ing, who estimated the versatility of the idea. Companies are developing blockchain projects, receiving effective support for the platform created by the celebrity. Etherium also enjoy Russian corporations. For example, Alfa-Bank.
The 2020th became a significant step in the programmer's biography. He announced the launch of Ethereum 2.0. Although the transition process was delayed and repeatedly interrupted because of the difficulties arising, it led to an increase in the price of Esters.
Social activity
In an interview, the programmer has repeatedly stated that he was interested in the topic of immortality. In 2018, the Russian-Canadian billionaire sacrificed $ 2.4 billion fund, which deals with the study of age-related diseases. Thus, he contributed to the development of rejuvenating therapy. Later he listed on the account of Sens another $ 50 thousand.During the Pandemic period, the coronavirus Biderin did not stay away from the global tragedy. He donated $ 600 thousand to combat the spread of the disease in India, where a record increase in the daily amount of infected was recorded.
Personal life
Now the celebrity is a discussed figure in "Instagram" and "Twitter", but it remains humble. Biderin does not consider it necessary to devote to the press in details of his personal life, rarely publishes the photo and speaks about himself in an interview.
Most of the time of Vitalik occupies the development of its "brainchild" - "Etheriums". But when you manage to allocate free minutes, it prefers to walk or read.
Vitalik Biderin now
In the spring of 2021, Vitali again was actively spoken up on the net. According to Forbes, his condition reached $ 1 billion, after the price of "ether" exceeded $ 3 thousand. It is known that there were 365 thousand ETH at the expense of the project creator at that time.Projects
- 2011-2014 - Bitcoin Magazine
- 2013 - Ethereum
Awards
- 2014 - Grand Piece Tila
- 2014 - World Technology Award