Early Days of Ethereum

Preserving the history and stories of the people who built Ethereum.

Max Kaye

Max Kaye

Early Ethereum developer and Cryptonet creator

(Dec 2013 to ???)

Max Kaye was an Australia-based developer who contributed to Ethereum during its earliest days. He was focused on decentralized applications and created Cryptonet, a library to build arbitrary blockchain-based structures.

BitcoinTalk Announcement

Max was mentioned in the original BitcoinTalk announcement in January 2014, although his role—like many early contributors—was later written out of history when the post was edited:

"Max Kaye - Developer"

Epicenter Bitcoin Interview

In April 2014, Max appeared alongside Stephan Tual on Epicenter Bitcoin episode 16 to discuss Ethereum and decentralized applications: