At 17, he stumbled upon Bitcoin and saw more than just digital money. He saw a new way to organize the world — decentralized, open, and borderless.
But Bitcoin had its limits.
So, he built something bigger: Ethereum— not just a currency, but a platform where code could run without middlemen. Where finance, art, identity, and innovation could live on-chain.
Smart contracts. DeFi. NFTs. DAOs. All of it traces back to that one decision: What if blockchain could do more?
At 21, he didn’t just ask the question — he built the answer.
Ethereum didn’t just follow a trend. It started a movement.