This is an attempt by Bob Summerwill (along with Ethereum Foundation People) at building up some canonical history of the Ethereum Project and the Ethereum Foundation.
See also the partial public histories in:
- Cut and Try – Building a Dream, written by Taylor Gerring in February 2016
- History of Ethereum, written by the community for Homestead in March 2016
- A Prehistory of the Ethereum Protocol, written by Vitalik Buterin in September 2017
In Gav's Epicenter interview, he named Jonathan James Harrison AKA "Jonny Bitcoin" as the individual who pointed out Ethereum to him. He had met Johnny through Amir Taaki:
Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum), a star is born
Ohio Bitcoin
January 26, 2014
Can Ethereum Kill Bitcoin With Self-Executing Contracts?
SiliconAngle
February 12, 2014
This is the team behind Ethereum, a platform for next-generation distributed applications.
duncan.co
by Duncan Rawlinson
, April 09, 2014
Bitcoin Expo 2014 Toronto
Attend the first Bitcoin Expo in Canada
bitcoinexpo.ca
April 11, 2014
[REDACTED]
On Abstraction
Ethereum Blog
https://blog.ethereum.org/2015/07/05/on-abstraction/
Towards a 12 second Block Time
Ethereum Blog
https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/07/11/toward-a-12-second-block-time/
Cutting edge: An interview with Ethereum creators Vitalik Buterin and Gavin Wood
Cointelegraph
July 24, 2014
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cutting-edge-an-interview-with-ethereum-creators-vitalik-buterin-and-gavin-wood
State of Ethereum: August Edition
Ethereum Blog
https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/08/27/state-ethereum-august-edition/
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
Ethereum Foundation Blog
Jeff Wilcke's first development update covering the Amsterdam hub setup, team introductions, and progress on Mist browser and ethereum.js
Ethereum Foundation Blog
Video not found: "Ethereum ÐΞVcon-0 – Gavin: Welcome! Our mission: ÐApps"
A comprehensive recap of the first Ethereum developer conference held in Berlin from November 24-28, 2014, covering mission, processes, languages, ÐApps, architecture, security, and future blockchain theory
Ethereum Foundation Blog
Gavin Wood's fifth development update covering foundation restructuring, PoC-9 development sprint, proof-of-work algorithm improvements, and preparations for release
Ethereum Foundation Blog
Ethereum Foundation Open Call re: Board Selection
Ethereum Blog
https://blog.ethereum.org/2015/04/10/ethereum-foundation-open-call-re-board-selection/
Gavin Wood announces the Olympic testnet phase with incentivized testing before the Frontier release, offering prizes for mining, gas usage, and finding bugs
Ethereum Foundation Blog
Godfather of Ethereum
Medium
https://medium.com/@yanislav/king-of-bitcoin-godfather-of-ethereum-a9af9ecf56d5
Ethereum Blog
July 30, 2015
https://blog.ethereum.org/2015/07/30/announcing-new-foundation-board-executive-director/
New Ethereum Structure Executive Director and Board Members Signal a Reboot for Ethereum
Bitcoin Publication
August 02, 2015
http://www.swissapp.mobi/2015/08/02/new-ethereum-structure-executive-director-and-board-members-signal-a-reboot-for-ethereum/
A Message from Stephan Tual
Ethereum Blog
https://blog.ethereum.org/2015/09/03/a-message-from-stephan-tual/
So Ethereum is Released
Medium
https://medium.com/@gavofyork/so-ethereum-is-released-4291da46b770
Article not found: "The Last Post"
Cut and Try: building a dream
Ethereum Blog
https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/02/09/cut-and-try-building-a-dream/
Ethereum Foundation page
Internet Archive snapshot
Internet Archive
March 04, 2016
https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212822/https://www.ethereum.org/foundation
Extensive timeline for the DAO fork
GitHub
https://github.com/ethereumbook/ethereumbook/blob/develop/contrib/forks-history.asciidoc
Why I've Resigned as a Curator of the DAO
Medium
https://medium.com/@gavofyork/why-ive-resigned-as-a-curator-of-the-dao-238528fbd447
The Uncanny Mind That Built Ethereum
Wired
June 16, 2016
https://www.wired.com/2016/06/the-uncanny-mind-that-built-ethereum/
Analysis of the DAO exploit
Hacking Distributed
by Phil Daian
, June 18, 2016
http://hackingdistributed.com/2016/06/18/analysis-of-the-dao-exploit/
"Was that because you wanted to make a lot of money?" (Timestamp)
Understanding The DAO Attack
CoinDesk
by David Siegel
, June 25, 2016
https://www.coindesk.com/understanding-dao-hack-journalists/
TBP79 – Infrastructure for a Seven Billion World
The Bitcoin Podcast
August 13, 2016
https://thebitcoinpodcast.com/episode-79/
*"We knew that Stephan Tual was a bad actor ... Same logic applies to Charles Hoskinson. There are all kinds of legends about that guy. Jesus Christ, right? Serious, serious troublemaker. Lots of people know the stories."* (soundbite at 26m45s).
Hard Forks, Soft Forks, Defaults and Coercion
vitalik.ca
http://vitalik.ca/general/2017/03/14/forks_and_markets.html
The Ether Thief
Bloomberg Markets
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2017-the-ether-thief/
SEC Issues Investigative Report Concluding DAO Tokens, a Digital Asset, Were Securities
Press Release
SEC
July 25, 2017
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2017-131
SEC Report on DAO Tokens
Official Report
SEC
July 25, 2017
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/investreport/34-81207.pdf
I remember Cardano now… Red flags everywhere.
Reddit
November 30, 2017
https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/comments/7grmiq/i_remember_cardano_now_red_flags_everywhere/?st=jap372rr&sh=87fee4a0
Visions of Ether
Token Economy
November 16, 2018
https://tokeneconomy.co/visions-of-ether-590858bf848e
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.
PublicAffairs Books