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December 22, 2021 11:38 GMT
Renowned programmer Vitálik Buterin attended a tech event in Buenos Aires, which the former president of Argentina was also in attendance.
Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri praised Ethereum technology and the role it can play for countries after meeting in Buenos Aires with the co-founder of the decentralized system, Vitálik Buterin.
The famous Russian-Canadian programmer, 27, arrived in Argentina on Friday on an unannounced visit to attend a programmers event hosted by The Graph, a blockchain data indexing platform. The next day, he attended a lunch with entrepreneurs from the techno-financial sector, which Macri also attended, local media reports.
“Fascinating encounter with Vitálik Buterin, creator of Ethereum, one of the most innovative decentralized technologies of our century. His Ether currency is one of the most popular in the world. We discuss the role of crypto and the opportunities of ‘blockchain’ for states “, wrote the ex-president on his Twitter account.
Buterine, describe by Forbes Argentina as “the Messi of crypto”He arrived in the country on vacation and at the same time to get to know first-hand about projects and local references of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
It should be mentioned that the current President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, Express positively last August around crypto-currencies as a means of protection against inflation, which today is located near the 50% in the Latin American country.
Following the The Graph event which celebrated the anniversary of its launch, photos posted by guests posing or chatting with Buterin circulated on social media. In some, the programmer even wears a poncho and a national football team jersey.
Last month, the co-founder of Ethereum, with personal wealth valued at $ 1.4 billion, made Forbes list of the 30 Most Successful People Under 30.
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