Ethereum Co-Creator Says He’s Not a Billionaire, Who are the Richest in Crypto

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum (ETH), was accused of leading a scam involving Ethereum. The scam supposedly involved pre-mining that allowed him and Joe Lubin to steal 75% of ETH supply and turn them into billionaires. These accusations came from a New York University professor Nouriel Roubini.

@VitalikButerin was the ring-leader – together with Joe Lubin – of the criminal pre-mining sale/scam that created Ether. They stole 75% of the Ether supply and became instant “billionaires” of fake wealth. https://t.co/d3ltYuce4u

— Nouriel Roubini (@Nouriel) October 10, 2018

While Lubin has yet to respond to this tweet, Buterin responded on the same day, October 10. In his response, Buterin, who is among the most influential people in the crypto world, still claimed that he is not a crypto billionaire. To prove it, he even provided a link to his largest digital wallet, which holds only around 365,003 ETH.

I never personally held more than ~0.9% of all ETH, and my net worth…