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Is Vitalik Selling Too? 3K ETH Transfer Sparks Speculation

DailycoinDailycoin2024/08/09 18:00
By:Dailycoin
  • The Ethereum market has faced significant uncertainty.
  • Amid the uncertainty, Vitalik Buterin has made a significant Ethereum transaction.
  • The transfer has sparked a flurry of reactions.

From a market crash to Jump Crypto selling to U.S. government selling to selling even from China , there has been no rest for Ethereum crypto holders in the past week.

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Amid the chaos, attention has been drawn to a significant transfer from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin . Is Vitalik also selling?

Vitalik Moves 3,000 ETH

Amid market uncertainty, an Ethereum transfer from Vitalik Buterin has raised eyebrows. On Friday, August 9, crypto smart money tracker Lookonchain reported that the Ethereum co-founder sent out 3,000 ETH worth over $8 million from one of his wallets to another.

vitalik.eth transferred 3,000 $ETH ($8.05M) to a multi-sig safe wallet 20 mins ago, possibly as a donation. https://t.co/pw8ekIYSs1 https://t.co/DW4Nhmbb6Z pic.twitter.com/7Y4Dx12cDP

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) August 9, 2024

While the purpose of the transfer is unclear and the sum in question is by no means market-moving, for many investors, it adds to the increasingly dampened sentiment around the asset.

“ETH is Truly Cursed”

Unsurprisingly, Vitalik’s transfer has sparked a flurry of reactions online.

“Vitalik is selling the bounce? $ETH is truly cursed,” one user quipped in response to the move.

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“vitalik is dumping on us,” another added .

Despite these sentiments, Vitalik has asserted in the past that he has not sold ETH for profit since 2018, attributing most of his asset transfers to donations. While these donations can still be argued to be an indirect form of selling, significant funds are unlikely to be dumped all at once by non-profit organizations. 

The Vitalik move comes as ETH and the rest of the crypto market have shown signs of recovery in the past 24 hours. ETH, for one, is trading above the $2,600 price point at the time of writing, representing an 8% increase over the past 24 hours, per CoinMarketCap data .

On the Flipside

  • The purpose of Vitalik’s ETH transfer remains unclear.
  • Despite the news of Vitalik’s recent moves, ETH’s price has held steady.

Why This Matters

Beyond increasing the selling pressure on an asset, large crypto asset transfers from well-known community members can influence market sentiment, which may compound price effects.

Read this for more on ETH:
No Break for Ethereum as ETH Tied to $4B PlusToken Ponzi Moves

Binance claims to have beefed up security practices. Learn more:
Binance Claims Seizure of $73M Stolen Crypto in Bolstered Crime Fight

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