"Crypto Valley"
In July 2013, Johann Gevers relocated his cryptofinance startup, Monetas (a Bitcoin payment system), to Zug, envisioning it as a "global hub for crypto technologies" modeled after Silicon Valley.
Articles
A collection of articles documenting the early days of Ethereum, from the pre-Ethereum period through the foundation's early years.
Ethereum Timeline
An attempt at building up some canonical history of the Ethereum Project and the Ethereum Foundation, documenting key events, videos, and milestones from 2013-2017.
Ethereum Launches 'Cryptocurrency 2.0' Network
Ethereum is no altcoin; it is an operating system for altcoin, say developers
Ethereum: Now Going Public
Seminal blog post just prior to the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami at which Ethereum was announced.
Taylor Gerring Photos
A collection of photographs from Taylor Gerring documenting the early days of Ethereum, from the Miami Bitcoin Conference through the team's time in Switzerland.
Ethereum Switzerland GmbH ("EthSuisse")
Ethereum Switzerland GmbH was a for-profit "Ethereum Company" which was incorporated in Zug in February 2014
"Red Wedding"
The "Red Wedding" was the meeting at Zug in June 2014 where Charles Hoskinson and Amir Chetrit were ejected from the project
Stiftung Ethereum ("Ethereum Foundation")
Stiftung Ethereum is a non-profit organization which was incorporated in Zug in July 2014. It is more commonly known by its English name - the Ethereum Foundation.
gav's dev update i: where ethereum's at
Gavin Wood's first development update covering the Berlin hub setup, team introductions across Berlin, London, and Silicon Valley, and progress towards Ethereum 1.0
jeff's ethereum dev update i
Jeff Wilcke's first development update covering the Amsterdam hub setup, team introductions, and progress on Mist browser and ethereum.js
gav's ethereum dev update v
Gavin Wood's fifth development update covering foundation restructuring, PoC-9 development sprint, proof-of-work algorithm improvements, and preparations for release
the end of the beginning
Gavin Wood announces the Olympic testnet phase with incentivized testing before the Frontier release, offering prizes for mining, gas usage, and finding bugs
another ethereum dev update
Gavin Wood's second development update covering Olympic testnet, multi-client systems, exchange integration, C++ improvements, auditing, and preparations for the Frontier release
the last blog post
Gavin Wood's farewell blog post announcing his departure from the Ethereum Foundation to pursue new ventures, reflecting on his journey and the future ahead
The Cryptopians
The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze. The story of the idealists, technologists, and opportunists fighting to bring cryptocurrency to the masses.
Influences on Ethereum
What other contemporary projects influnced Ethereum?