At the center of this circle of tech geeks, financiers, misfits, and renegades stood Vitalik Buterin, a nineteen-year-old genius hacker who came up with the idea that would become Ethereum. His dream prompted a cohort of believers from different corners of the planet and disparate backgrounds to join him in making it a reality. They’re working on technology meant to change, at its very core, the way the world works, and this grand vision has drawn even more people in so that several thousands are now building it.
