The budding Ethereum community seemed to be the exact opposite. The drama and politicking within the foundation and among cofounders had been kept out of public view; those outside the inner circle were an optimistic bunch of mostly millennial developers. They had been influenced by Vitalik’s penchant for T-shirts adorned with cats and unicorns. They cultivated the aesthetic, which became particular to Ethereum, featuring rainbows, cute animals, mythical creatures, and internet
