{"id":302333,"date":"2021-07-19T07:29:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T04:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/high-profile-ethereum-co-founder-quits-crypto-over-safety-concerns\/"},"modified":"2021-07-19T07:29:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T04:29:26","slug":"high-profile-ethereum-co-founder-quits-crypto-over-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/high-profile-ethereum-co-founder-quits-crypto-over-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"# High-profile Ethereum co-founder quits crypto over safety concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# High-profile Ethereum co-founder quits crypto over safety concerns <\/strong>”
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Ethereum co-founder, Anthony Di Iorio, has announced his intention to exit the crypto industry, expressing concerns over his personal safety.<\/p>\n

According to a July 17 report from Bloomberg<\/a>, Di Iorio is looking to sell his digital asset firm Decentral and sever ties with all other crypto projects he is currently involved with, stating that he no longer feels safe as a result of his elevated profile within the crypto sector: <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s got a risk profile that I am not too enthused about. I don\u2019t feel necessarily safe in this space. If I was focused on larger problems, I think I\u2019d be safer.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hailing from a background in web development, Di Iorio was among the eight co-founders who began working on Ethereum in 2014. He served as chief digital officer of the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2016 and has focused on venture capital investing and startup advising in recent years. <\/p>\n

In 2016, the 48-year-old Canadian entrepreneur founded blockchain company Decentral, which operates Jaxx Liberty \u2014 a multi-platform cryptocurrency wallet that boasts a user base of more than one million.<\/p>\n

Since 2017, Di Iorio has travel<\/a>ed with a security team. In 2018, Forbes estimated<\/a> his net worth to be as much as $1 billion, featuring Di Iorio in its crypto rich list for the year. During the same year, Di Iorio was further cast into the limelight after buying the largest condo in Canada for $22 million and using crypto for part of the payment.<\/p>\n

Di Iorio now expects to sell Decentraland for \u201chundreds of millions,\u201d highlighting that he will only accept either cash or equity in another company for settlement, and will not consider offers made in cryptocurrency<\/p>\n

The entrepreneur also emphasized he does not wish to invest in blockchain startups moving forward.<\/p>\n

Related:<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>Anthony Di Iorio: At the Forefront of Canada\u2019s Bitcoin Community<\/em><\/p>\n

In a bid to find more philanthropic pursuits, Iorio has joined Project Arrow \u2014 which plans to build Canada\u2019s first zero-emission vehicle \u2014 with the entrepreneur asserting that crypto can only assist with a small number of the world\u2019s problems:<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to diversify to not being a crypto guy, but being a guy tackling complex problems. I will incorporate crypto when needed, but a lot of times, it\u2019s not \u2026 It\u2019s really a small percentage of what the world needs.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of Ethereum’s eight co-founders, only Vitalik Buterin is still actively working on the blockchain platform. <\/p>\n

Charles Hoskinson and Gavin Wood have started rival blockchains, namely Cardano and Polkadot. Mihai Alisie and Joeseph Lubin started firms to focus on Ethereum app<\/a>lications and development, launching AKASHA Project and ConsenSys respectively. <\/p>\n

The remaining founders, Amir Chetrit and Jeffrey Wilcke, have made similar moves to Di Iorio by exiting crypto to focus on other industries. <\/p>\n