Anthony, an early co-founder of Ethereum Anthony Di Iorio, another co-founder of Ethereum, took a completely different security route from Vitalik, with round-the-clock security configurations, perhaps because Anthony was born into a rich second generation with a strong family, or perhaps because as an early Ethereum participant, his ETH holdings could easily make it a high-value target. The characteristics of cryptocurrency self-custody assets make it impossible for traditional financial insurance to cover potential personal threats.

So since 2017, he has hired a team of private bodyguards who accompany Di Iorio wherever he goes or wait at his destination. In 2018, Forbes estimated his net worth at $750 million to $1 billion, and he was selected as one of the top 20 richest people in the cryptocurrency space, and that year he bought Canada's most expensive apartment, a three-story duplex penthouse for $22 million, partially paid with digital currencies, causing quite a stir.

So in 2018, his security team also seemed to increase its budget, and witnesses observed him traveling with a "small entourage including bodyguards", an all-weather security configuration that lasted until he retired.

In 2021, he announced that he had decided to "liquidate" his position due to personal safety and other factors, and would no longer fund any blockchain projects. He admitted at the time: "I don't feel safe in this industry... If I had focused on the bigger problem, I think I would be safer." So he sold his company Decentral, cutting off his main ties with blockchain startups and focusing on philanthropy to avoid being labeled a "crypto person."