Vitalik Buterin sells 1,869 ETH in two days amid price drop

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum and a leading figure in blockchain development, offloaded 1,869 $ETH, worth approximately $3.7 million, over the last two days, according to data tracked by Lookonchain.

vitalik.eth(@VitalikButerin) is selling $ETH faster again.

In the past 2 days, he has sold 1,869 $ETH($3.67M). During that time, $ETH fell from $1,988 to $1,875, down 5.7%.

Last time he sold 6,958 $ETH($14.78M), $ETH dropped from $2,360 to $1,825 — a 22.7% fall.… pic.twitter.com/v2x6Q3ZTme

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) February 23, 2026

Buterin resumed $ETH selling over the weekend after a two-week hiatus and brought his total disposals this year to nearly 9,000 $ETH, valued at around $18 million.

The recent sales occurred alongside Ether’s price drop. The second-largest crypto fell from $1,957 to $1,856 on Sunday evening as markets responded to Trump’s move to raise the global tariff from 10% to 15%. Trump also indicated that further tariffs were planned to support his trade agenda.

Despite the liquidation, Buterin still holds over 224,000 $ETH, a stake valued at roughly $429 million at current market prices. This makes him one of the largest known individual holders of the asset.

In a January statement, the creator of Ethereum said he withdrew 16,384 $ETH to fund projects that advance open, secure, and verifiable software and hardware, supporting privacy, self-sovereignty, and long-term resilience for Ethereum users and the ecosystem.