ETHEREUM COULD ‘ABSOLUTELY SURVIVE’ WITHOUT ME: SAYS VITALIK BUTERIN

[MaluWang]

The Ethereum network would “absolutely survive” without the input of co-founder Vitalik Buterin, the developer has said, appearing to confirm he is “detaching himself” from his creation.

BUTERIN: DETACHMENT FROM ETHEREUM ‘IN PROGRESS’

As part of a social media debate which covered various issues including his support of Ethereum-based altcoin projects, Buterin said that Ethereum itself could now continue even if it were impossible for him to contribute.

“I think ethereum can absolutely survive me spontaneously combusting tomorrow at this point,” he wrote on Twitter October 4.

Cryptocurrency industry figures had accused Buterin of “pumping” through his Ether (ETH) holdings, also casting aspersions on Ethereum’s pre-mine and other aspects of the largest altcoin.

Asked whether he was planning to take a back seat with regard to his project in future, Buterin replied that this was “in progress,” without giving details about a timeframe. “Already in progress; watch the repos, even much of the research is being done by (Danny Ryan), (Justin Drake), (Hsiao-Wei Wang) and others,” he confirmed.

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