That was the dilemma that the creators of Ethereum, an upstart digital currency platform, recently faced. Buterin co-founded the digital currency platform Ethereum in 2015. - Alex Tapscott , technology writer​Like bitcoin, ether has grown in popularity beyond internet discussion boards and small tech start-ups. ​ The hack and the fork​But before long, the digital currency fell victim to an all-too-human problem: theft. Still, Tapscott remains bullish on the future of blockchain technology, regardless of the ultimate fate of ether, bitcoin or any single digital currency.

Source: CBC News August 28, 2016 13:00 UTC