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Justin Sun Stakes $154 Million in ETH on Lido After Withdrawing From Aave

The reallocation signals a pivot toward liquid staking during a lull in new Ethereum deposits.

Overview

  • Arkham Intelligence tracked Sun withdrawing 45,000 ETH from Aave and depositing the funds to Lido, receiving liquid stETH in return.
  • Public wallet data shows roughly $534 million in Ethereum at the time of the move, exceeding about $519 million in TRX within a portfolio valued above $1.76 billion.
  • Glassnode data indicates new Ethereum staking deposits fell from roughly 250,000–325,000 daily in August to single‑digit thousands in early November, underscoring contrarian timing.
  • Other large holders accumulated ETH as well, with BitMine buying 20,205 ETH from Coinbase and FalconX and wallet 0xca6 receiving 4,009 ETH from Galaxy Digital.
  • Lido’s growing share of staked ETH drew renewed decentralization concerns from some analysts as high‑profile deposits concentrate activity on liquid staking platforms.