Hoax Over ‘Dead’ Ethereum Founder Spurs $4 Billion Wipe Out

[Emoclaw]

http://fortune.com/2017/06/26/vitalik-death/

The creator of the digital currency Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, died in a car crash and insiders are selling like crazy—or so said the headline. It soon became clear the news, posted to notorious troll site 4Chan, was fake but it still gave the price of the currency quite a jolt.

+LOL

[btbrae]

Wishful thinking... more likely to be the bubble going pop because of Ethereum shortcomings under load...

[puremage111]

http://fortune.com/2017/06/26/vitalik-death/

The creator of the digital currency Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, died in a car crash and insiders are selling like crazy—or so said the headline. It soon became clear the news, posted to notorious troll site 4Chan, was fake but it still gave the price of the currency quite a jolt.

+LOL

ROFL LOL WHEN I READ THE TITLE i thought it was REAL damn

But it did cause a dump holy sheet

[ridery99]

It's going to be dumped anyway... there's no reason why it's valued over $15