Buterin Vitalik, founder of Ethereum, yesterday used the technology, they also developed a somewhat unusual way - he used the blockchain-a platform for smart contracts to refute rumors of his own death. Information about the death Vitalik Buterin appeared first on the online forum 4chan, where the anonymous user reported that Buterin died in a car accident. The story continued, at least one news website, VioNews, although the article and posting it on Twitter was later deleted when the message about the death of the Creator of Ethereum is not confirmed. Acne Buterin to put an end to rumors about his death, published in social networks your photo with the latter, at that time, transaction network Ethereum and relevant
Similarly confirmed the fact of his stay among the living, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (Julian Assange), who also was forced to refute the information about his death, but using the bitcoin blockchain during a session on a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything in January this year, as hinted Buterin writing the above message the phrase "another day, another blockchain". However, the message that Buterin died, was marked negatively on the cost of Ethereum, although there is no evidence that these two events are linked. Price broadcast on cryptanalytic exchange Poloniex yesterday fell to its lowest level since the beginning of June value - $206,24/ETH.
Although after yesterday's fall the price of Ethereum on the exchange Poloniex was somewhat recovered, and reached $256/ETH, the cost of the ether has again started to decline, and at 8:30 UTC is $229.30/ETH, despite the fact that acne Buterin denied his death