CM|Feb 03, 2026 01:46
About Vitalik selling ETH, here are a few additional details that most people might not know.
Vitalik actually mentioned this publicly back on January 30th. He said that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) would enter a 'tightening phase,' meaning budget cuts, but key upgrades like zkEVM and quantum resistance would still be prioritized.
In simple terms, it's about slimming down without slowing down. Vitalik will also take over some EF projects, so he personally allocated a budget of 16,384 ETH.
The ETH sold this time is part of that allocation. Essentially, this is to ease EF's financial pressure. Moving forward, EF's focus will be on delivering core technologies and sticking to the Ethereum roadmap. Projects outside of the 'core' will be handled by Vitalik, such as privacy tools, biotech, and more.
So, expect more news about ETH sales in the future. But if you crunch the numbers, this money was already part of EF's planned expenses—it’s not really a 'dev sell'
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