Ethereum was launched in 2015, co-founded by 8 co-founders between 2013-2014, with an initial supply of 72 million ETH. The founding team holds about 11.9 million ETH (16.53%).
1,Vitalik Buterin: 630,000 ETH, a core figure of Ethereum, authored the white paper and led the development. Currently leading the Ethereum Foundation, promoting the Dencun and Prague upgrades, focusing on scalability and privacy, and donating ETH to support open-source projects. Holds about 240,000 ETH (worth over approximately 1 billion USD).
2,Gavin Wood: As the author of the yellow paper and Solidity, he founded Polkadot and Kusama in 2016, and now leads Parity Technologies, promoting cross-chain ecosystem (Polkadot). Holds approximately 450,000 ETH, with net worth primarily from $DOT
3, Charles Hoskinson: Provided early funding. Founded Cardano in 2017, currently CEO of IOHK, promoting Hydra expansion and blockchain education in Africa. Focused on $ADA holding around 400000 ETH.
4, Joseph Lubin: Initially, early investor. Founded ConsenSys, developed MetaMask, Infura, and recently popular project #Linea , appointed chairman of SharpLink Gaming in May 2025, company holds 837000 ETH, personal net worth 4.5-5.5 billion USD
5, Anthony Di Iorio: Early investor. Founded Decentral (Jaxx wallet), shifted to health and charity after 2019. No sales seen, holding about 50000-100000 ETH
6, Mihai Alisie: Initially held a small amount of ETH, Vice President of the foundation, co-founded Bitcoin Magazine with Buterin. Currently supports Akasha and European blockchain policy.
7, Amir Chetrit: Initially limited ETH, exited in 2014 due to inadequate contributions. Supports small crypto projects discreetly.
8, Jeffrey Wilcke approximately 463000 ETH, developed Go-Ethereum. Shifted to blockchain games after 2017, transferred 106000 ETH to Kk in 2025 (received 262 million USD), total sales exceeded 357000 ETH, currently holding about 96000 ETH, the last bull market began walking you... walking you... walking you mai mode
The eight founders established the foundation of Ethereum's over 400 billion USD market value, each continuously innovating in the blockchain field.
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