Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, recalled an old encounter with Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin and the inefficiencies of the U.S. immigration system that contributed to the blockchain’s creation.
What Happened: In an X post on Wednesday, Armstrong shared a personal anecdote about meeting Buterin in 2013 at a Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) conference in San Jose. This was when Buterin was involved with Bitcoin Magazine, a publication he co-founded.
Armstrong said he invited Buterin to visit Coinbase’s office in San Francisco, where the team was impressed by his work and tried to hire him.
“But due to a series of circumstances, including him not being able to get a work visa in the U.S., it didn’t work out, and he had to …