ethereum Insider and former advisor Steven Nerayoff He recently touched on his time working with the founders of ethereum. Vitalik Buterin and Joe Lubin. As part of his comments, Nerayoff used certain adjectives to describe the duo and at the same time revealed some things they had both done to damage their reputations.
Vitalik an “idiot” and Lubin a “sociopath”
Nerayoff stated in an X (formerly Twitter) mail that he thought Vitalik was an “idiot” and Lubin a “sociopath.” Furthermore, he questioned the former's capabilities and stated that just because Vitalik is a “calculator” doesn't mean he can come up with a protocol. Meanwhile, the ethereum expert believed that Lubin was a sociopath, which was one of the main reasons he left after starting. ethereum/this-key-markets-growth-signals-massive-ethereum-upside-potential-in-2020/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>ConsenSys.
Giving more insight into his time working with Vitalik and Lubin, the former ethereum advisor mentioned that he started getting “bad vibes,” especially when he was reviewing “the entire organization to save it.” This was supposedly what prompted him to keep track of everything, including key conversations.
Nerayoff wasn't into the technical side, so he said he had “no concrete information” about what was happening in the ethereum ecosystem at the time. However, that has changed as he claims that due to his investigation and having to defend himself in court, he knows very well what Vitalik and Lubin have done. By trying to remove it, “they created their worst nightmare,” Nerayoff said.
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How ethereum Founders Created Their Worst Nightmare
Nerayoff alleged that Vitalik and Lubin had tried to imprison him for helping them. It is known that Nerayoff was loaded for him bitcoin/us-government-130-million-bitcoin/#:~:text=US%20Government%20To%20Sell%20%24130,its%20case%20against%20Joseph%20Farace.” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>Justice Department (DOJ) for extortion, although it was later withdrawn due to lack of sufficient evidence. As such, he seemed to have been suggesting that Vitalik and Lubin had something to do with the legal ordeal he went through.
This could explain why the former ethereum advisor is on a mission to get justice and make sure ethereum's founders are held accountable. Until now, Nerayoff had threatened to expose “criminals on an unprecedented scale.” His comments then suggested that Vitalik Buterin was one of the criminals he was referring to.
In a more recent statement, Nerayoff highlighted how Vitalik had obtained a Montenegro passport, noting that the country is one of the main countries without extradition. Nerayoff promises that he will soon reveal all the evidence he has against the founders of ethereum.
Despite all the accusations that Nerayoff has made, neither Vitalik nor Lubin have yet come out to deny them. The ethereum whistleblower stated that this simply proves his guilt, as they would have come out to defend themselves if they were not.
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