“Charles bought dinner for 10 people that night. This was the first time I remember eating out after sleeping on the floor for a month. The bill was 100s of Swiss Francs and little did we know—none of us would be paid for months to come” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 1, 2022
“Watching “Fight Club” in the loft of Ethereum’s Swiss AirBnB in 2014 - Mihai, Roxana, Charles, Lorenzo” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 2, 2022
“Ethereum Spaceship before move-in” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 3, 2022
“Back in the AirBnB since we had no furniture in the Spaceship. Jeremy Wood is in the foreground and you can see blankets hanging from over the loft. These would be our final nights in Meierskappel.” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 4, 2022
“We had finally & officially moved into the Spaceship. Surrounded by farmland, we bought everything we could from Ikea. Everything else would come from a local farmer shop” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 5, 2022
“From work to play, the top floor of the EthSwiss Spaceship would be ground zero for all sorts of meetings. 30mm; ISO 320; f2.2; 1/30s” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 6, 2022
“When life was filled with banalities the friendships we forged over rounds of beers pulled us through. ISO 100; 30mm; f2.2; 1/30s” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 7, 2022
“Why did we look tired? Besides sleeping on the ground for month, you could be woken up for any numerous loud noises 🎵🔊 ISO 50-250; 30mm; f2.2; 1/30s” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 7, 2022
“Lorenzo was maligned for being “non-technical” but did things the rest of us wouldn’t. Here, he was building walls to make a 4th room. ISO 80; 30mm; f2.2; 1/30s” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 7, 2022
“Playing footie on the front deck of the Ethereum Spaceship was a great way to pass time, soak up some sun, and get exercise. 5 photos animated in a loop (2014)” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 8, 2022
“We had only been in the Spaceship for a few days, but you know what that meant?! Time for a party!!!” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 9, 2022
“While the Spaceship was extravagant in a way that none of us had experienced before, we made the best of otherwise mediocre resources. Mathias brought an old projector, which we used for meetings, ambiance & entertainment” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 10, 2022
“By this point, we were fairly suspicious of Charles’ claims. Here we were shopping, but tomorrow I will include photos when I realized it was more bravado than substance” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 11, 2022
“Charles would scribble on the windows with a whiteboard marker to illustrate some of the things he would claim. Eventually, I asked myself what he was trying to convey” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 12, 2022
“Some chill pictures from Zug in 2014 for a relaxing Sunday. I was really intrigued by this school’s architecture and we passed by it whenever we went to town” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 13, 2022
“These were my living quarters in the “cold” shared bedroom. We each got an Ikea mattress and a set of cube storage for personal items. Still, a huge upgrade from the single room AirBnB we all initially shared” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 14, 2022
“The first time I remember us going out for some night life was a small bar near Lake Zug. We ended up walking past many times but I never went back for food or drinks” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 15, 2022
“Grilling on the deck of the Ethereum Spaceship became a favorite activity during my time in Switzerland. I did my best to recreate an American experience for my European friends” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 16, 2022
“Startup lifestyle is messy and moves fast, but you still figure out how to have fun and make frens” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 17, 2022
“GM! Around this time, the Ethereum Spaceship finally had a whiteboard installed. The neon lights were taken down and we were starting to act like a real org, but tensions were rising in the background” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 18, 2022
“Still not sure what Charles was doing writing on the windows when we had a whiteboard. Also found this interesting pic that I did not take “Charles Hoskinson ‘sleeping on a floor’ with Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof and a bottle of Cristal.”” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 19, 2022
(Editor: Susanne was the founder of BitNation)
“Outside vs. Inside” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 21, 2022
“In the beginning of living in the Spaceship, we constantly had trouble with mail delivery. Finally, it was decided we needed a street sign. A story of iteration in 3 pics” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 22, 2022
“Before NFTs, before ICOs, before Ethereum. We were poor Bitcoiners trying to make a difference” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 24, 2022
“GM to all the mfers that burn the midnight oil” – Taylor Gerring, Mar 28, 2022
“GM & Happy Saturday! 🥱 Everything in life is a scam except frens & family. Bullish on connection” – Taylor Gerring, Apr 2, 2022
“The basement of the Spaceship was initially Charles’ office/bedroom, but when he would travel, we would use it as a hangout space separate from the work area” – Taylor Gerring, Apr 3, 2022
“It’s called WEekend for a reason” – Taylor Gerring, Apr 3, 2022
“The day we tried to get repaired bicycles for the Spaceship. Most of the good stuff was taken, but we managed to snag a few and Lorenzo helped us fix the outstanding issues” – Taylor Gerring, Apr 5, 2022
“Who likes smoothies? Roxana made these beautiful mango treats before we would take off for Bitcoin Expo 2014 in Toronto” – Taylor Gerring, Apr 6, 2022
“Anyone remember airBitz? They were a sponsor of Bitcoin Expo 2014. Now they are EdgeWallet!” – Taylor Gerring, Apr 11, 2022
“One of the very first Ethereum shirts” – Taylor Gerring, Apr 12, 2022
“What do you think Peter Todd was telling Gavin and Vitalik?” – Taylor Gerring, Apr 13, 2022
“Ethereum’s first (and probably last) booth. We took turns answering questions and shooing hecklers” – Taylor Gerring, Apr 15, 2022
“Ethereum was not the only star of Bitcoin Expo 2014. Other OGs like Amir Taaki and Adam B. Levine could be found interviewing or giving talks” – Taylor Gerring, Apr 15, 2022
“Doing things unrelated to coding, Jeff looked seminally bored” – Taylor Gerring, Apr 15, 2022
“Since we’re all down bad, and I haven’t shared an image in a while: 8 years ago is the moment that I realized the tides were turning at Ethereum. The nonprofit entity was not yet established and Stephan & Mathias Skyped from London to Zug” – Taylor Gerring, May 27, 2022
“GM to June! Taken just days before Ethereum’s “Red Wedding”, this rear deck is where the entire house waited while Vitalik made his decision about Charles & Amir.” – Taylor Gerring, Jun 1, 2022
“19 year old Vitalik standing on the edge of Lake Zug. What do you think he was pondering?” – Taylor Gerring, Jun 3, 2022
“Mihai was also with us” – Taylor Gerring, Jun 3, 2022
“V being smiley” – Taylor Gerring, Jun 3, 2022
“Friendly photos and good vibes before saying our mutual goodbyes” – Taylor Gerring, Jun 4, 2022
“Ethereum was eventually decided to be an open source non-profit model. After this edict was made clear, we proceeded to sketch out how funds would be allocated. Compared with a lot of other projects, we were stunningly efficient with only ~$15M” – Taylor Gerring, Jun 4, 2022
“That time we tried to sketch out how future organizations might use Dapps, DAOs, and decentralization” – Taylor Gerring, Jun 8, 2022
“Not the bag I had in mind 😭” – Taylor Gerring, Jun 11, 2022
“Have you ever seen something so beautiful?! 😇 Michael Perklin had custom cases made for the open hardware which EF would use as Bitcoin multisig devices” – Taylor Gerring, Jul 7, 2022
“GM & HBD!!!! Ethereum Frontier launched 7 years ago today 🥳” – Taylor Gerring, Jul 30, 2022
“Happy Birthday Ethereum” – Taylor Gerring, Jul 30, 2022
