The creator of ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has just been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Basel.
Now Dr. Buterin, Vitalik received the recognition from the institution's Faculty of Business and Economics for his work on blockchain development at the Dies Academicus – an annual celebration of the founding of the university – on Friday.
Prof. Aleksander Berentsen, dean of the business faculty, said, “Vitalik’s blockchain innovations are game changing. He has blazed a trail for science and industry to follow and work together.”