Cryptocurrencies are slowly becoming one of the most influential types of financing alternatives in the world. Not only has it become a staple of modern-day discourse, but it has also managed to bring about investors from all sorts of age groups and backgrounds. In fact, it is also becoming one of the most universal types of investments in the world.

And in the pantheon of cryptocurrencies, the second biggest one in the entire market is Ethereum. Despite being in second place, Ether is one of the best cryptocurrencies in the market, as its blockchain has allowed various other smaller token to come about. However, possibly the most interesting thing about the ethereum is that it came about after a nerf in World of Warcraft.

The creator of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, used to play World of Warcraft day in and day out. As a warlock main, one of the classes in the game, he was devastated to find out theat Blizzard had removed one of his primary damage components. It was such a major part of his playstyle that he completely abandoned the game thereafter. Of course, in hindsight, this proved to be a good decision.

Following his departure from WoW, Buterin started to take interest in Bitcoin and the crypto market as a whole. He soon became a writer for a popular crypto magazine at the time called the Bitcoin Weekly. Soon after, he went on to create his own magazine for the crypto market, called the Bitcoin Magazine with another friend. And when he saw that both the projects were taking a little too much time throughout his life, he decided to move on.

Buterin decided to travel the world, trying to learn of the different crypto companies that were starting up at the time. He soon found out that each and every crypto project was trying to find a niche in the industry. Not a single one of the companies was looking to create something that was more general use. Therefore, that gave him the idea for Ethereum.

By 2013, he had conceived the idea of a general-purpose cryptocurrency and blockchain service. VIn 2014, he began crowdfunding to support the entire endeavor and help him get better equipment. Finally, in 2015, Ethereum went live. Since its inception in 2015, it has managed to become the second-biggest cryptocurrency in the entire market. Its unique selling point turned out to be the fact that its blockchain network allowed developers to create the perfect type of crypto program. Overall, it was a massive success, and it is incredible to think that a small nerf in a game would lead to such a massive phenomenon.