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Vitalik Buterin may be done with selling ETH for the purposes of financing through the Ethereum Foundation. Most of the sales happened in the price range of around $2,000 per ETH.  Vitalik Buterin may be almost done with selling a portion of his ETH holdings. The funds are earmarked for the Ethereum Foundation, which will move forward with more careful financing for new projects.  As Cryptopolitan reported, the Ethereum Foundation was supposed to enter a period of austerity, setting aside funds for staking, as well as an additional 16,420 ETH from Vitalik Buterin.  Buterin has been selling ETH for the past month, raising more questions about the founder’s duty to hold the token. Over the years, Buterin was generous with ETH donations and sales, shrinking his allocation from 700K ETH down to 224K.  Buterin extends WETH sales, charity transfers On-chain data shows Buterin sold 16,420 ETH for the Foundation’s needs, a little higher than the intended 16,384 ETH.  Vitalik (@VitalikButerin) has now sold 16,420 $ETH for $32.84M at $2,000, exceeding the originally planned 16,384 $ETH. The move aligns with the Ethereum Foundation’s “mild austerity” strategy – redirecting funds toward security, privacy, core R&D, and long-term ecosystem… https://t.co/Xqa3KIv1FH pic.twitter.com/8pVroM76ZZ — Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens) February 26, 2026 Along with the establishment of funds for the Foundation, Buterin also sold ETH on multiple occasions in February. Other sources claim Buterin already sold 17,196 ETH. One of the known wallets of Buterin keeps sending WETH through Cow Protocol, exchanging for various stablecoins, including USDTB, GHO, PYUSD, and EUROC. The wallet now accrues reserves in those various stablecoins, while also holding wrapped ETH in DeFi protocols like Aave. Buterin also uses several wallets, with some specifically created for charity.  Buterin’s own decisions are not constrained by the Foundation, and can lead to more unpredictable selling. …

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