Gavin Wood is one of the original co-founders of Ethereum along with Vitalik Buterin, Charles Hoskinson, and Joseph Lubin. Wood is also the creator of blockchain platform Polkadot.
Wood famously described Ethereum as “one computer for the entire planet.” Prior to his involvement with cryptocurrency, Wood worked as a research scientist for Microsoft.
Gavin Wood in the News
Interviews with Gavin Wood
- 2022-04-15: What is Web3? We ask the man who invented the word
- 2022-05-26: Ethereum Co-Founder Gavin Wood On What Web3 Is Actually Good For
Gavin Wood FAQ
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Why did Gavin Wood step down as Parity’s CEO?
Wood stated that he never wanted a CEO-type position, and that moving forward he will be focusing on “how we can contribute to making Polkadot and Web3 more relevant to large swathes of the population.”
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What’s Gavin Wood’s net worth?
Gavin Wood’s net worth is estimated at $500 million USD.