Vinton Cerf, Google's chief internet evangelist and a pioneer of modern technology, will retire next week after decades of shaping the digital world.

Vinton Cerf, one of the creators of the protocols underlying the internet, will step down as Google's chief internet evangelist next week.

Vinton Cerf, co-inventor of TCP/IP and Google's chief internet evangelist since 2005, is retiring. Here's what his legacy means for crypto and internet