Given the question: Facts:   - residence: canada    - known for: ethereum , -lsb- http://bitcoinmagazine.com/ bitcoin magazine -rsb-    - fields: digital theory , python -lrb- programming language -rrb- contracts , digital currencies , mathematics , game      - awards: -lsb- http://www.thielfellowship.org/author/vitalikbuterin/ thiel fellowship -rsb-    - birth date: 31/1/1994    - name: vitalik buterin    - website: -lsb- http://about.me/vitalik_buterin about.me / vitalik_buterin -rsb-    - birth place: russia    - alma mater: university of waterloo -lrb- dropped out -rrb-   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of vitalik buterin .
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vitalik buterin is a programmer , writer , founder of ethereum , the decentralized web 3.0 publishing platform and co-founder of `` bitcoin magazine '' , a website and print magazine that covers bitcoin-related topics .in 2014 , buterin won the world technology award for the co-creation and invention of ethereum .buterin was born in russia , grew up in canada , and currently resides in toronto , ontario .buterin became interested in bitcoin in 2011 , and co-founded the periodical `` bitcoin magazine '' that year .he serves as head writer for the magazine , and has written about bitcoin-related topics for other publications , including `` bitcoin weekly '' .he is a co-creator and inventor of ethereum , described as a `` decentralized mining network and software development platform rolled into one '' that facilitates the creation of new cryptocurrencies and programs that share a single block chain -lrb- a cryptographic transaction ledger -rrb- .buterin has contributed to a number of other open source software projects .he also works as a developer on the cryptocurrency marketplace site egora .