Justin Sun-Led Liberland Micronation Awards Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Its Top Honor
The post Justin Sun-Led Liberland Micronation Awards Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Its Top Honor appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief Liberland gave Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin its highest award during ETH Prague 2026. The award recognized Buterin’s work in blockchain technology and his interest in new forms of digital governance. Liberland, founded in 2015 on disputed land between Croatia and Serbia, remains unrecognized by any sovereign nation. Liberland, the self-declared micronation that elected Tron founder Justin Sun as prime minister in 2024, awarded Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin its highest state honor this week during ETHPrague 2026 in Prague. Liberland President Vít Jedlička presented Buterin with the “First Class Order of Merit of the Star of Liberland” during a side event at the Ethereum-focused conference. “Liberland celebrates a shared vision by honoring Vitalik Buterin—using technology to expand human freedom and to experiment with new, more res