Ethereum wasn’t born in a boardroom—it was summoned by a teenager in a World of Warcraft spiral. Blizzard nerfed Vitalik Buterin’s favourite warlock spell (Siphon Life) with an update, and he snapped. His answer? A decentralised system no one could mess with. Thus, Ethereum.
The name? Inspired by aether, the mystical fifth element—because “Stratum” didn’t sound wizardy enough.
Vitalik doesn’t just build global infrastructure; he writes policy essays in emoji and casually drops that he reads fanfiction. Sadly, no confirmed fandom, but let’s be honest—it’s probably something with sentient robots and awkward moral debates.
Ethereum: coded like a Swiss watch, fuelled by gamer grief, anime energy, and just a pinch of spellbook drama.
