The faculty of business and economics at the University of Basel, the oldest in Switzerland, awarded the creator of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, with the title of Honorary Doctor of Science.
. @VitalikButerin receives an undergraduate doctorate from the University of Basel. The co-founder of @ethereum has been outstandingly in the field of smart design. pic.twitter.com/6d6ftTG56n
– University of Basel (@UniBasel_en) November 30, 2018
Representatives of the university noted significant services of Buterin in the field of cryptocurrency and smart contracts.
“He has made great efforts to promote decentralization and equal participation of everyone in the digital revolution. An exceptionally inventive thinker. ”
Note that the degree of honorary doctorate is awarded without defending a thesis on the basis of achievements in some field.
Earlier, Buterin said that blockchain is the most viable for international payments and as a basis for cryptocurrencies, and other areas of use are questionable.
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