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The young man who rewrote the code of the future: the true story of *Vitalik Buterin*

In a world governed by banks, governments, and tech giants, a 19-year-old dared to write a new system from his bedroom.

His name: Vitalik Buterin.

Many know him as the creator of Ethereum. Few understand the true impact of what he did. This is not just a brilliant programmer. He is one of the most influential minds of our digital age. A young man who not only imagined a decentralized future… he built it.


How does it all begin?

The true spark arose when he was 17 years old. He discovered Bitcoin thanks to his father. He quickly became obsessed. He began writing about cryptocurrencies and, shortly after, co-founded one of the first magazines in the crypto world: Bitcoin Magazine.

But Vitalik wasn't entirely satisfied with Bitcoin. He saw its limits. He imagined something more than digital money. He envisioned a network where developers could create their own rules, where people could exchange value, sign contracts, play, create art, without asking anyone for permission.

This is how Ethereum was born.


The turning point: a video game

A curious story summarizes it perfectly: Vitalik was a fan of World of Warcraft. One day, the company that managed the game removed a feature of his favorite character. Without warning, without explanation. For many, it would have been just a passing frustration. For him, it was a revelation: 'Centralized power is fragile. It can't go on like this.'

That idea haunted him until it became code. And that code changed everything.


Ethereum is not just a cryptocurrency

Ethereum is not just a network. It's a new way of understanding the internet. Thanks to it, NFTs, smart contracts, blockchain games, DAOs, and DeFi were born.


And the most shocking part: he did it with ideas, without weapons, without companies, without political power.

Only with a keyboard.


And you?

Do you still think you need permission to create something great?
Who is stopping you from building the future you imagine?

We'll read each other in the comments. 👇