Ethereum's 11th Anniversary: From Humble Offices to the "World Computer," Core Developers Share Classic Group Photo from Launch Day

BlockBeats news, on July 30, early Ethereum core developer Lefteris Karapetsas (@lefteris.eth) posted on Farcaster to commemorate the 11th anniversary of Ethereum's launch. "It's incredible—11 years have passed already. On July 30, 2015, we launched Ethereum in a modest little office in Kreuzberg, Berlin. Since then, everything has changed dramatically. Ethereum has undergone countless changes, but one thing has always remained the same: Ethereum is the world computer."

In the old photo shared by Lefteris Karapetsas, on July 30, 2015, the day Ethereum mainnet went live, early core developers took this classic group photo in the humble office, with "Frontier block #1,028,201" displayed on the background screen, showing information related to the genesis block. Early core developers and contributors gathered to celebrate, including Gavin Wood, Christian Reitwiessner, Christoph Jentzsch, and others. Vitalik Buterin, as Ethereum's main founder and core designer, appeared relatively "low-key" at the edge—only 21 years old at the time—witnessing together with the team this historic moment that would change the blockchain world.