Vitalik Buterin’s South Korean Visit Has Nation’s Crypto Community Buzzing
Vitalik Buterin, the Ethereum co-founder, was spotted out and about in the South Korean tech hub city of Pangyo over the weekend – to the delight of the nation’s crypto community.
Buterin was in South Korea to attend a variety of events, including an Ethereum-related conference.
But eagle-eyed crypto enthusiasts were stunned to see him walking the streets of Pangyo, a tech-focused town in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province – and working on a laptop in a cafe.
The Ethereum co-founder delivered a keynote speech at ETH Seoul 2024. The gaming giant Neowiz hosted the event at its Pangyo headquarters on March 30.
However, Buterin appears to have extended his stay in the city. Pangyo is also home to the headquarters of tech giants like Ahnlab and Naver.
The IT-focused conglomerates Kakao, Samsung, and SK also have considerable Pangyo-based operations.
South Korean crypto enthusiasts flocked to social media sites like X to claim they had seen Buterin in Pangyo on March 31.
카페에
갔는데
이 아저씨
만날 확률은???
왜 우리나라 카페에 앉아서 있는거죠??ㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎ
이더 하나만요!!! pic.twitter.com/xMjfCHI0zm
— 메이데이의 일상 투자이야기 (@goshen211) March 30, 2024
One social media user posted a photograph of Buterin apparently working on a laptop in a Pangyo coffee shop.
Social media users pointed out that there were “four or five cups” on Buterin’s table, indicating perhaps that he had been working at the same cafe for a considerable period of time.
비탈릭 부테린 한국 출몰
근데 얘는 볼때마다 의문인게
돈도 엄청 많은데 왜케 마르고 없어보이는건지 pic.twitter.com/ySRqFCGSim
— Healthy Investing (@btc_tsla_keepgo) March 30, 2024
Another posted a video of Buterin walking on a Pangyo street, taking a glance at his cell phone while walking.
The posts and other sightings caused a stir, with some commenters noting that Buterin “looked like a
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