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#ETH founder Vitalik Buterin is a Russian-Canadian programmer and writer best known for creating Ethereum, the world’s second-largest blockchain platform. Born in 1994, he co-founded Ethereum in 2015 at the age of 21 with the vision of building a decentralized platform beyond just digital currency. Unlike Bitcoin, Ethereum supports smart contracts—self-executing agreements with code—enabling the development of decentralized applications (dApps). Buterin's innovation has revolutionized blockchain technology, sparking trends like DeFi and NFTs. Known for his intellect and humble personality, he continues to shape the future of crypto through research, writing, and contributions to Ethereum’s ongoing development.