officialEvidence level COfficial claim
Evidence pageHistory of Ethereum: founder, launch and ownership
ethereum.org (Ethereum Foundation)
accessed Nov 11, 2026Updated Nov 11, 2026
Original source
https://ethereum.org/ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership/
ethereum.org
Verification
| Verification | Published by the subject about itself (official claim)(Ethereum) |
| Evidence level | C · Official primary source |
| Independent | Published by the claim owner(Ethereum) |
| Source | official |
| Link status | Reachable at last check |
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FactBlockchain Mainnet: Ethereum mainnet launch (genesis block mined) = 2015-07-30FactEthereum: Whitepaper published (official claim) = November 2013, by Vitalik ButerinFactEthereum: Co-founders (official claim) = Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood, Joseph Lubin, Jeffrey Wilcke, Mihai Alisie, Anthony Di Iorio, Amir Chetrit, Charles HoskinsonFactEthereum: Ether presale (official claim) = July–August 2014; raised 31,000 BTC (about USD 18 million at the time) BTCFactEthereum: Mainnet launch (Frontier) (official claim) = 2015-07-30FactEthereum: Supporting organization (official claim) = Ethereum Foundation, a Swiss non-profit. It does not control the network, and Ethereum has no CEO