The very last line of the Ethereum Foundation mandate says: “E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle.” The final line of Inferno from the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Translation: “Thence we came forth to rebehold the stars.” In the poem, Dante and Virgil have just finished their journey through Hell and finally emerge back into the night sky. Beautiful line. But it does raise a question: What exactly was the “hell” Ethereum just came through?