According to PANews on December 3, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, revealed in an interview with Colin Wu, founder of Wu Shuo, that after the Ethereum main chain was launched in 2015, the foundation's funds were nearly exhausted. Wanxiang purchased 410,000 ETH at a price of $1.2 per coin, totaling $500,000. This investment may have saved the Ethereum Foundation.
Regarding the cultural differences between Bitcoin and Ethereum, Vitalik stated that before 2014, the Bitcoin community was very diverse, but began to split after 2014. Currently, the Bitcoin community focuses more on price, while the Ethereum community pays more attention to technological development and the construction of public goods.
Regarding the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war, Vitalik said that this war has profoundly changed his thinking. After the outbreak of the war, he donated $5 million to Ukraine. Currently, due to his public support for Ukraine, he may face a situation where he cannot return to Russia.
