Ethereum is the second largest blockchain in the world after Bitcoin and the clear No.1 in terms of use cases: since its launch in 2015, Ethereum has become one of the largest digital platforms in the world. Advocates of the platform refer to it as the “world’s computer” and agree that Ethereum will play a major role in shaping the future of the internet.

Vitalik Buterin, the face of the Ethereum blockchain, became preoccupied with how blockchains could be used beyond cryptocurrencies after dropping out of college in 2013. He came to the realization that you need a general-purpose protocol that you intentionally design from the beginning to support, for example, decentralized financial offerings on the blockchain. Based on this insight, Vitalik Buterin founded Ethereum.