#Ethereum #VitalikButerin Vitalik Buterin sold ETH coins today (February 23, 2026) as part of a prepared funding strategy, and not due to a loss of confidence in the currency or its current "cheap" price.

Here are the main reasons for these movements:

Ecosystem funding (austerity phase): Vitalik announced last January that the Ethereum Foundation has entered a phase of "moderate austerity." He is therefore selling part of his personal portfolio to fund critical projects that include infrastructure development, research grant programs, and privacy techniques.

Scheduled liquidation plan: Today's sales are part of a declared plan to gradually eliminate 16,384 ETH across his entity Kanro to support open-source software.

Philanthropy: Part of these transfers is regularly directed towards his charity to support global causes, an approach he has pursued for years rather than keeping all his wealth in ETH.$BTC $ETH $BNB