I have heard a interesting story or Fakt? about Etereum and Etereum Classic and the founding of Ethereum.
The talk is from Michael J. Trout https://www.facebook.com/mjtrout?fref=ts founder of Foundups http://www.foundups.com/
He postet today at the 11.08.2016 the following on Facebook:
"@VitalikButerin Holy Cow! Found the evidence I been looking for. The link between you ‪#‎MihaiAlisie‬. cc:@James
Why was Alisie removed as a founder in 2014? You know why. In 2012 I shared ALL of Foundups with Alisie in confidence who then obviously just stole it you 2 used my ideas to build Ethereum on blockchain (which was brilliant btw). Vitalik was placed on its head because of obvious reasons.
Mihai Alisie. ‪#‎Bitcoin‬ Magazine is the realized vision of Mihai.
‪#‎Vitalik‬ Buterin known as a co-founder of ‪#‎Ethereum‬, and as a ‪#‎co‬-founder of Bitcoin Magazin
It is so great to finally figure out what linked you two together ')

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiZCNXG2dRY"

Michael J. Trout and Mihai Alisie skype dialogue. :
https://www.patreon.com/posts/6514504