Ethereum Co-Founder Anthony Di Lorio quits crypto industry

Anthony Di lorio, one of Ethereum’s eight co- founders have left the crypto industry. Di Lorio is a renowned name in the crypto world, he is one of the earliest bitcoin investors and manages blockchain company Decentral. He is the first person to be appointed as Chief Digital Officer in Toronto’s Stock Exchange. 

Ethereum was developed in the year 2017 by Vitalik Buterin, Anthony Di lorio, Charles Hoskinson, Mihai Alisie, Amir Chetrit, Joseph Lubin, Gavin Wood, and Jeffrey Wilcke. Ethereum is currently owned by 10 million investors. It is the second most popular digital currency after bitcoin. 

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Di Lorio’s reasons for quitting the industry are clear, he wants to focus on the bigger world problems. He believes cryptocurrency plays a very small part in the major picture; there are several issues that need immediate attention according to him.  He also feels that the crypto world is unsafe. 

 In a candid interview he said he feels like there are so many issues that people need to focus on. He wants to be something more than just a crypto guy.  This decision is seen as an early crypto warning for investors. After back to back setbacks this decision might push back the crypto industry further. 

Lorio will sell his part in Decentral, a blockchain startup he has founded. He will sell his stake for fiat and equity. He is not looking forward to crypto transactions anymore. Digital currency world is faltering amid climate crisis and security concerns. 

According to Business Insider  Di Iorio’s exit comes within days of Dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer dropping a similar bombshell on Twitter, clarifying that he has no plans, whatsoever, to return to cryptocurrencies.