{{short description|American cryptocurrency entrepreneur}} {{Sources exist|date=May 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox scientist | name = Taylor Gerring | native_name = | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Stuart, Florida]] | fields = [[Digital currency|digital currencies]] | education = {{ubl|[[Indian River State College]] ([[Associate degree|AA]])}}[[University of Central Florida]] ([[Bachelor of Business Administration#BSBA|BSBA]]) | alma_mater = | known_for = Director of Technology & Co-founder of [[Ethereum]]<ref name="WTTPNews">{{Cite news |last=Garcia |first=Evan |date=2018-01-16 |title=Bigger than Bitcoin: The Revolutionary Potential of Blockchain Technology|language=en |url=https://news.wttw.com/tags/taylor-gerring|access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=WTTW}}</ref> | signature = | footnotes = | website = }}
'''Taylor Gerring''' is an American [[Businessperson|entrepreneur]] who is a co-founding member of the blockchain platform [[Ethereum]] (formerly Etherium Foundation), and served on the board. Gerring previously held the positions of vice president of engineering for Hive Bitcoin Wallet and later as executive director of The Blockchain Institute.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=https://weteachblockchain.org/about/|access-date=February 22, 2024}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}}
In 2021, he bought a [[Non-fungible token]] (NFT) of a Mega Mutant Serum NFT for Over $3 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boris |first=Teejay |date=2021-12-29|title=Bored Ape Mega Mutant Serum NFT Sells for Over $3 Million|language=en |url=https://www.techtimes.com/articles/269872/20211229/bored-ape-mega-mutant-serum-nft-bored-ape-bored-ape-yacht-club-bored-ape-mega-mutant-serum-nft.htm|access-date=February 22, 2024|website=TechTimes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Peter |date=2024-02-23 |title=Stuart resident Taylor A. Gerring pledges $5.5 million to UCF athletics|language=en |url=https://www.wptv.com/sports/college-sports/stuart-resident-taylor-a-gerring-pledges-5-5-to-ucf-athletics|access-date=March 21, 2024|website=[[WPTV-TV]]}}</ref>
Gerring is a supporter of his alma mater's [[UCF Knights]] athletics.<ref name="UCF receives $5.5 million ">{{Cite news |last=Murschel |first=Matt |date=2024-02-22 |title=UCF receives $5.5 million pledge for new football operations building|language=en |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/02/22/ucf-knights-big-12-taylor-gerring-football-operations-building-financial-gift/|access-date=February 23, 2024 |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]}}</ref> In February 2024, Gerring donated over $5.5 million to [[UCF Knights football]] team for its new football facility which will be named after him.<ref>{{cite press release|date=2024-02-22|title=UCF Alumnus Taylor Gerring Pledges $5.5 Million for New Football Building |url=https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-alumnus-taylor-gerring-pledges-5-5-million-for-new-football-building/|website=[[University of Central Florida]]|access-date=23 February 2024}}</ref>
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