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developer-contributions
The collaborative coding efforts by key developers like Gavin Wood and Jeffrey Wilcke on Ethereum's codebase during its formative months.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze (2022)Laura Shin
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 provides a detailed account of early Ethereum development activities around 2014, including contributions by key figures like Gavin Wood and Jeffrey Wilcke, and the context of the Bitcoin Expo events. It highlights the technical and ideological foundations of Ethereum, such as cryptoeconomics and Web 3.0 concepts, while also touching on internal dynamics and misunderstandings among the developers regarding project continuation.