Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sold various meme tokens worth a total of 257.1 ETH (around $636,000), according to analysts at Lookonchain.
Among the sold tokens were the following assets:
- 330,000 MSTR for 114.1 ETH (~$282,000);
- 14 million POPCAT for 74.99 ETH (~$186,000);
- 14 billion ITO for 36.55 ETH (~$90,000);
- 1.05 million ETH6900 for 15.37 ETH (~$38,000);
- 50.53 billion SATO for 11.34 ETH (~$28,000);
- 10 billion MILO for 4.77 ETH (~$12,000).
Earlier Sales by Vitalik Buterin
In October 2024, Buterin sold 10 billion meme tokens MOODENG for 308.7 ETH (~$765,576 at the time) and donated 260.15 ETH to charity. It’s likely that the revenue from the sale of other meme tokens will also be directed towards charitable causes.
Support for Tornado Cash
Previously, Buterin also donated 100 ETH (~$242,000) to the legal defense fund for Tornado Cash developers Alexey Percev and Roman Storm.
Recognition for Vitalik Buterin
In October, economist Tyler Cowen proposed nominating Buterin for the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to the development of blockchain technologies.