[randaouser]

I agree with you on the personalities surrounding crypto in the mainstream, they dont do it any favors. However, I disagree that the industry is led by just scumbags; the aforementioned are merely the ones that jump at the opportunity at the spotlight. As we know, sensationalism sells.

There are in fact some very reputable persons in the space:Tim Berners Lee, Andreessen Horowitz, Tim Draper to name a few. More so, to get a real feeling of the development community behind eth I say check out https://ethresear.ch/. The devs on the project are very dedicated, transparent and post nearly daily updates on progress.