Earlier this week Nairametrics reported the recent surge in the price of Ethereum which surpassed $4,000. Ethereum is widely regarded as the next best alternative to Bitcoin and it has been living up to that expectation. Behind the success of this altcoin, is 27-years old Vitalik Buterin who is the co-founder of Ethereum and the world’s youngest crypto billionaire. Buterin recently made headlines when he donated over $1bn worth of cryptocurrency to India’s Covid-19 relief fund. In this article, we profile the billionaire and how his cryptocurrency journey started. Vitalik Buterin Vitalik Buterin has an interesting mix of skills and personality. He is a Russian Canadian national who is a prolific writer and programmer. His cryptocurrency journey started from the editorial side of things when he co-founded and launched Bitcoin Magazine in 2011. This was followed by the launching of Ethereum in 2014 after receiving a Thiel fellowship funding.