Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin is now one of Time’s “Most Influential.” The storied magazine gave a nod to the crypto wunderkind in its 2021 edition, which dropped Wednesday. The honorific comes as Ethereum continues to grow as a major force in the world of finance and beyond. The network’s upgrade to proof-of-stake also looms. The inclusion in Time amounts to a continuation of a low-key publicity tour for Buterin. The technologist is involved in a new documentary about Ethereum. He’s even voicing a taxidermied cat in a star-studded animation project backed by Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher. “What makes Vitalik so ... (full story)