Will Ethereum fail if Vitalik dies?

[martin1221]

I think ethereum will continue to exist. Eth has evolved from a platform into a system of crypto technology that affects many aspects already. Supporters will carry on the technology even without the inventor. Like bitcoin, we don't know the real identity of Satoshi but the technology still persists.

[stoxalpha]

This view is incorrect. Ethereum is already a mature coin. It is now the second largest market capitalization. It won't have a big impact on a coin because of its huge influence. Investors who participated in cryptocurrencies basically purchased Ethereum.

[Zythiphill]

Well, Vitalik has a team , I don't think Ethereum will die because of this, he wouldn't say acne , I think that Ethereum will evolve with each passing year more and more

[kabum21]

I doubt it a lot, in fact the cryptos are so decentralized that you don't need the intervention of vitalik to keep it working, if I'm not mistaken the Vitalik himself said he would no longer be working on ethereum, and that another team was in charge of its development, any change we see the day of his death, will be mere speculation of the market.

[doroshok2]

I am more than sure that if Vitalik dies, the prices will fall very quickly, very much. And they will remain there until a reasonable new leader comes. And if you put a stupid Chapter of the project and may die.

[marshalljp]

What do you think will happen with Ethereum if Vitalik Buterin's death is confirmed?

This sound like a nice FUD LOL, but for the shake of the argument, I think it would increase in value because the guy will not be able to use what´s stored in his accounts, so the circulating ether will be less. He he

  Well that's one way to see it ... yikes

[gamalzour]

Without doubts Vitalik Buterin's death will strongly affect the price of a coin and its further development. But I don't think that the coin will die together with him forever.

If the project is correctly built, no death of Buterin will be able to bury Ethereum. The work at ETH team established, is not this ever the Ethereum Scam. 

His death doesn’t mean is over, if he dies, everything still continues and there will also be new ideas that are better than his. That’s how it is, things don’t just end like that just because the leader died, there is always an assistant so that when the leader is absent tomorrow the assistant to the leader can always pick up from where he left off.

[Salelo]

I doubt it a lot, in fact the cryptos are so decentralized that you don't need the intervention of vitalik to keep it working, if I'm not mistaken the Vitalik himself said he would no longer be working on ethereum, and that another team was in charge of its development, any change we see the day of his death, will be mere speculation of the market.

I agree with you, although Vitalik is an important person in the development of ethereum, but it is not possible for the team to only rely on one person, I am sure the team can still work and develop ethereum to become bigger

[jan.nicolas]

It can be stated unequivocally that nothing terrible will happen, because the development is carried out not only by Vitalik, there are also some people who are engaged in the development of the ETH project, but I think that on the whole it will raise the price on ETH

[m0Ray]

If Vitalik dies, Ethereum may actually lose a few percent of its capitalization in the short term, but in the long term it will bring them profit.

[various]

I think it would be a panic. But a solid project like ethereum never depends on a person's life. Because the developer of ethereum is not only Vitalik, there are many others.

[mulukey]

Ethereum collapses if Vitalik Buterin dies that does not think it will happen. Will the predecessor's capabilities be better? It is possible that Vitalik Buterin is the second most intelligent person ever. I think in the future the market will be more volatile. If Ethereum recruited really talented people, the future of Ethereum will have strong transformations.

[vipbit]

 With the supportive community and active development team Ethereum has, Vitalik could be easily replaced without having a bad impact over the project's longevity within the blockchain space. 

[BGanio]

I think ethereum will not fail if Vitalik dies because vitalik said ethereum foundation have too many intelligent developers with vitalik. So ıf vitalik dies they can continue the project like they are doing before. Vitalik is interesting guy and people love vitalik because of his weird things and he is a genius but i believe ethereum can handle that.

[iSparta]

Vitalik Buterin is a very charismatic person. He contributed to the development of the project and personifies Ethereum. But this blockchain platform is currently very popular in the world and its development is almost impossible to stop.

[ricatop]

It seems to me that such news will definitely have a negative impact on the ethereum project and it is quite likely that it will never be on the top of the altcoin rating again

[nikola22]

I think this event will be very negative for the price of Ether. Usually, people are keenly reacting to similar events in the world of cryptocurrencies.

cryptocurrency must not depend on one person. the main principle is the decentralization so the project must work even if the main developer goes away.

[loveinberlin]

I don't think that anything can effect ethereum. To my mind, it will be very successful and it will rise with time and maybe even replace btc or maybe it will be used along with btc

[Abiky]

I think it would be a panic. But a solid project like ethereum never depends on a person's life. Because the developer of ethereum is not only Vitalik, there are many others.

That's certainly true, mate. Ethereum might continue to live on its own even after Vitalik's death. Of course, prices will be on a downfall due to FUD across many cryptocurrency exchanges. However, the event will be temporary as prices and user interest start to rise again. The wide variety of developers working on the Ethereum project, shows how strong the same is as a blockchain network for the masses.

However, if the people on the mainstream world were accustomed to Vitalik's appearance every time, they could lose faith in the Ethereum project if no successor comes up with the same or comparable knowledge of Vitalik. As such, prices could take a long time before they rise, the same way it's happening with Bitcoin right now. In the bright side, Ethereum will still function as intended since it's a decentralized blockchain network after all.

Nonetheless, I believe that Ethereum will last for many years, the same way Bitcoin will. Just my thoughts

[daporivera]

Personally, if vitalik dies I don't think ETH too will die. Initially there might be some sought of instability on the short run. But with a superb support team, on the long run it will recover and become of the most sort after alt coin.