A co-founder of Ethereum, the blockchain platform. In early 2026 he remarked on cryptocurrency's loss of counter-cultural appeal: "We all basically became part of the system, and you know what the system does when you become part of it? They make it not cool."
I used to think romantic love was a neurosis shared by two, a supreme foolishness. I no longer thought that. There's nothing foolish in loving anyone. Thinking you'll be loved in return is what's foolish.