A crypto wallet belonging to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has seen increased activity recently. The crypto community is debating the purpose of these transactions. However, using the Warpcast social media platform, Buterin says his exchange dealings are not aimed for personal benefit. He has clarified that when publications mention “Vitalik sends XXX ETH to exchange,” it generally alludes to humanitarian, non-governmental, or other operations. The receiving organizations sometimes sell those ETH to pay their expenses, indicating that they have not sold ETH for profit since 2018.

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Blockchain analytics firm Spot On Chain reveals that Vitalik Buterin’s crypto wallet has received attention in recent weeks. This attention is due to several high-profile purchases totaling over $3.9 million. Bitcoiners are curious and conjectured about the increased activity.

Coinbase received 400 ETH from Buterin’s wallet on September 25, 2023, valued $0.63 million. This is one of several Ethereum (ETH) transfers into controlled exchanges in the past 10 days. Deposits total 2,421 ETH worth $3.94 million since September 15.

The Buterin wallet processed several transactions in September. From 15-19 September, Kraken received 321 ETH valued $527,000. 1,700 ETH (approximately $1.95 million) was deposited to Bitstamp on September 17 and 20 and 500 ETH to Paxos on September 19.

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A wallet with a good relationship with Buterin transferred 2,000 ETH, or $4.9 million, to the address responsible for these transactions, according to Spot On Chain. Spot On Chain calls the second wallet a “more widely recognized address” linked to Buterin, raising questions.

In addition to the latest transactions, Buterin’s wallet has been active for a month. CoinCu reported a 600-ETH transfer from “Vitalik.eth” to Coinbase a month ago. The wallet transferred $4.95 million in 3,000 ETH to “Vb 2.”

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A cryptocurrency exchange received 500 MKR (Maker) tokens for 350 ETH and $3.12 million in ETH from the wallet. The wallet uses Bitstamp, Kraken, and Coinbase for large ETH transactions.

Importantly, Vitalik Buterin has many wallets. Another wallet linked with the user holds 37,000 ETH and has seen significant transactional activity in the past year. This wallet contains $7.49 million Bitstamp and $3.3 million Paxos deposits.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder, earned $15 million from a biotechnology foundation. COVID-19 and its complications were the focus of this grant.