The billionaire co-founder of Ethereum has announced he is quitting the world of cryptocurrency because of personal safety concerns. Di Iorio founded Ethereum in 2013 and its token, Ether, now has a market value of $225billion. The tycoon him the headlines headlines in 2018 when he bought one of Canada's largest and most expensive condos to house Decentral's offices, after partly paying in digital money. He plans to sell Toronto-based Decentral for 'hundreds of millions' and said he has already talked to potential investors. 'I want to diversify to not being a crypto guy, but being a guy tackling complex problems,' Di Iorio said.

Source: Daily Mail July 18, 2021 12:19 UTC