Vitalik Buterin Selling Ethereum 'Faster,' Says On-Chain Tracking Firm As Second-Largest Crypto Plunges Over 5%

Benzinga02-23 12:46

Vitalik Buterin offloaded millions worth of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) over the past couple of days, coinciding with a significant drop in the cryptocurrency’s price.ETH Exits Buterin’s WalletIn an X post...

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