Ethereum Founder Sparks Market Shock After Massive ETH Sell-Off – Here’s How Much

Despite October being widely considered a bullish month for cryptocurrencies, Ethereum ’s price has been experiencing bearish pressure, triggered by a recent market ￰0￱ ETH continues to struggle to regain its upside momentum, Ethereum’s co-founder has reportedly offloaded a massive amount of ￰1￱ Ethereum Sell-Off From Vitalik Buterin Ethereum’s bearish price action is intensifying, and selling activity at both the retail and institutional levels appears to be increasing ￰2￱ Buterin , the founder of Ethereum, has joined the ongoing wave of ETH selling spree, dumping a significant amount of the altcoin in a single ￰3￱ the X post shared by crypto enthusiast and DeFi researcher OxNobler, Vitalik Buterin dumped over 160,000 ETH, valued at $650 million, on Tuesday ￰4￱ the significant ETH sell-off, the ETH founder has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency market.

Typically, when this kind of massive dump is carried out, it raises widespread speculation about the motive behind the move and the possible impact on ETH’s price ￰5￱ the general market volatility and the shaky investor attitude, this sudden sell-off comes at a critical moment for the leading ￰6￱ this move represents a strategic portfolio management, market caution, or a signal of shifting sentiment within Ethereum’s leadership circle remains the bone of ￰7￱ the meantime, the huge sell-off adds a new layer of intrigue to the market dynamics of ETH. A Steady Decrease In Strategic ETH Reserve The ongoing significant selling spree is also reflected by the steady decrease in the Ethereum Foundation ’s strategic ETH ￰8￱ persistent drop in its strategic ETH reserve signals a crucial shift in how the organization handles its assets and treasury ￰9￱ Tuesday, on-chain data revealed that the Foundation sold 2,400 ETH worth approximately $9.3 million, which represents about 0.18% of the altcoin’s total ￰10￱ latest sell-off is one of many that have been carried out in the past 5 ￰11￱ to the report from Crypto Patel, the Foundation has sold a whopping 45,000 ETH, valued at $175 million, within the time ￰12￱ crypto community is debating whether the Foundation’s steady outflows from its wallets are due to larger market positioning, ecosystem reinvestments, or operational finance ￰13￱ of May this year, the strategic ETH reserve of the Foundation had a total of 265,400 ￰14￱ forward to today, the reserve has fallen to 220,350 ETH, dumping over 45,000 ￰15￱ CT was yelling “ETH to the $10,000,” the Foundation embarked on a selling spree.

“They know something we don’t? Or just operational expenses?, Crypto Patel ￰16￱ the time of writing, the price of ETH was trading at $3,867, demonstrating a 0.46% in the last 24 ￰17￱ the bearish action, investors are exhibiting positive sentiment in ETH, as its trading volume has risen by more than 31% within the same period.