Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum Cofounder, Transfers 30,000 ETH to Bitstamp

Updated On Jan 3, 2018 by Cameron Bishop

Vitalik ButerinThe crypto market is puzzled by Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin’s transfer of 30,000 Ether tokens to Bitstamp.

That was just days before Litecoin’s founder Charlie Lee’s announcement confirming the sale of all his holdings, a few weeks before. Buterin’s well known Ethereum address contain about 375,000 ETH, valued at about $300 million.

Buterin has not publicly announced the reason for moving the Ether tokens to Bitstamp account. A portion of the crypto community argues that he might have moved the tokens to pay the programmers who work for him. The argument stems from Buterin’s statement made two days prior to the transfer.


Another assumption circling among the crypto community is that Buterin could have sold the Ether to diversify his holdings. Back in April 2016, Buterin sold 25% of his ETH holdings at about $10. He clarified that the sale was done to diversify his crypto portfolio.

The market would be looking for a clarification from Buterin with regard to the transfer.

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