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Vitalik Buterin is the co-founder of Ethereum, a decentralized blockchain platform that enables smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps). Born in 1994 in Russia and raised in Canada, he showed early interest in mathematics and programming. In 2013, at age 19, he published the Ethereum white paper, envisioning a blockchain more versatile than Bitcoin. Ethereum launched in 2015 and quickly became the foundation for innovations like DeFi and NFTs. Buterin is known for his intellectual depth, humility, and advocacy for decentralization, open-source technology, and social impact. He remains a leading voice in the crypto and blockchain space worldwide.