Vitalik Buterin, creator of the Ethereum blockchain with a net worth around 700 million dollars, continues to amaze the crypto community with his nonchalance. At another crypto conference, the founder of the second-largest network appeared again in his signature style—in worn-out, barely holding-together socks. Against the backdrop of endless growth in his capital, such a contrast looks particularly amusing. Meanwhile, this has become a habitual pattern of behavior for Buterin, who has never been inclined toward ostentatious luxury. It seems Vitalik Buterin is proving that true wealth and influence in the crypto industry have no correlation whatsoever with wardrobe quality. Or perhaps it's simply his way of staying grounded despite his astronomical net worth? In any case, such moments only reinforce his status as an icon of the cryptocurrency world.