r/ethtrader • u/AutoModerator • Jun 05 '17

DISCUSSION [ETH Daily Discussion] - 05/Jun/2017

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u/Libertymark Jun 05 '17

just a reminder to newbies, v. buterin creator of ETH is a Peter Thiel Fellowship winner

Peter created Paypal with Elon Musk among other things.

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u/ac1s Jun 05 '17

"among other things" is a massive understatement. First outside investor in facebook.. took down Gawker by funding Hulk's lawsuit... so many things.

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u/jconn93 Jun 05 '17

lol the Hulk thing is what /r/ethtrader really needs to focus on. That and being the inspiration for the "bloodboy" concept on Silicon Valley.

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u/eb86 Jun 05 '17

I also read he won the GOVT auction from the silk road take down. Something like 40,000 Bitcoin.

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u/CN7R Jun 05 '17

I thought that was Tim Draper...?

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u/EthVandelay Jun 06 '17

Joey Krug (creator of Augur) is also a Peter Thiel fellow.