{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.nfx.com%2Fepisodes%2Ffounders-list-ethereum-Rk2JXlSl","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Founders' List: The Ethereum Whitepaper","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/762b40ac-bfbb-45ea-81bc-73e97bfeff2c/87e2f84c-c0dc-40b0-a093-ae24924397fe/ethereum.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/d1c24627-51da-4b6e-858c-edb5e6a48b80\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Founders&apos; List: The Ethereum Whitepaper\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"This introductory paper was originally published in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, before the project's launch in 2015. It's worth noting that Ethereum, like many community-driven, open-source software projects, has evolved since its initial inception.\n\nWhile several years old, they maintain this paper because it continues to serve as a useful reference and an accurate representation of Ethereum and its vision. From humble beginnings, Ethereum has grown into a well-known and widely used platform. The platform has also been responsible for launching hundreds of other cryptocurrencies and decentralized projects in recent years through a new fundraising mechanism called an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). \n\nRead the full paper here - https://ethereum.org/en/whitepaper/"}