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Vitalik Buterin Steps Up Staged ETH Sales to Fund Public-Goods Push as Prices Slide

The on-chain moves reflect a preannounced 16,384 ETH allocation to long-term open-source, privacy tech, infrastructure.

Overview

  • On-chain trackers report roughly 2,961.5 ETH sold over several days, about $6.6 million at an average near $2,228.
  • A later Lookonchain update cited 6,183 ETH sold over three days, roughly $13.24 million, during the latest drop below $2,000.
  • Transactions were executed as many small swaps routed through CoW Protocol to limit slippage and visible market impact.
  • Buterin also converted 13,217 ETH to wETH, moved 14,000 ETH between wallets, and sent $500,000 to his Kanro charity, according to Arkham.
  • His visible balance declined from about 241,000 to roughly 227,268 ETH as trackers framed the activity as staged funding while he publicly questioned some L2 roadmaps.