How much ether and other coins Buterin has

The creator of Efirium Vitalik Buterin uses several addresses in this network. The most famous of them has received the ENS name vitalik.eth, which simplifies the search for the wallet and transactions with it. More specifically, we are talking about the address 0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045, available at the link.

As of today, it holds 964 ether worth $3.15 million. There are also $584,000 worth of tokens – here’s the corresponding screenshot.

The balance of the first cryptocurrency wallet of Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Efirium

The second address is signed on the Etherscan platform as Vb, which is Buterin’s initials. This is wallet 0xAb5801a7D398351b8bE11C439e05C5B3259aeC9B, available here.

The balance of the second cryptocurrency wallet of Etherium creator Vitalik Buterin

It has 39 ethers worth $128,000 and tokens worth $829,000. It is worth noting that many coins are sent to Vitalik’s wallet either out of respect for the cryptocommunity or for promotional purposes. For example, token developers like to share part of the asset offering with the creator of Eth to link the project to Buterin in this way.

Finally, the third address 0x1Db3439a222C519ab44bb1144fC28167b4Fa6EE6 is signed as Vb 2 and is accessible via a link. It has 5.85 ETH worth $19,000 and tokens worth $117 million.

The balance of the third cryptocurrency wallet of Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Etherium

About the distribution of cryptocurrencies on wallets Buterin told in a comment to the publication of the famous BTC lover Udi Wertheimer. The latter recommended fans of decentralisation to keep at least 10 percent in Bitcoin. Here’s a rejoinder from that tweet.

If you are crypto-related and don’t keep at least 10 per cent of your portfolio in Bitcoin, I can’t help you.

Generally speaking, the figure should be 70 per cent. However, if you don’t have even 10, then I really can’t help you.

The creator of Efirium has made it clear that this is an irrelevant recommendation. Here is his rejoinder, which Decrypt cites.

I have less than 10 per cent of my portfolio in Bitcoin. But then again, I’m below 10 per cent in any coin except for Etherium.

Obviously, this is due to the developer’s huge holdings of ETH. Since Buterin used to have 333,000 Ether, most of it is probably on other wallets. Well, Vitalik can remain a billionaire even at the current rate of the cryptocurrency.

However, the ETH rate on this bullrun is not particularly pleasing to investors, and the cryptocurrency itself has faced criticism because of this. For example, over the past year, ether has risen in value by just 41 per cent, while the more conservative Bitcoin has risen by 136 per cent.

Changes in the Etherium exchange rate over the past year

On the eve, Buterin recognised the problem and called for changes within the ecosystem. In particular, he recommended that developers look for options to raise capital and increase the value of ETH. This can be done by burning a certain share of the received commissions in ethers or steaking the cryptocurrency together with further donations of part of the rewards to the community.

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Why you should not talk about your cryptocurrencies

Of course, public information about some person’s cryptocurrency savings is not the best news. For example, Ledger co-founder David Balland was recently the victim of a kidnapping and was eventually released due to a police operation. He had his arm “mutilated.”

Not so lucky was a UK resident who was kidnapped and tortured by a group of seven people. The day before, they were sentenced to a total of 76 years in prison for the cruel treatment of the victim in an attempt to take possession of a cryptocurrency portfolio worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Cryptocurrency scammers

According to police, the victim was abducted from her home in Irlam, Greater Manchester, in December. She was thrown into a van, put a bag over her head and taken to a house nearby. There the man was tied to a bed where he was beaten and tortured for long periods of time. Most importantly, the victim was kept in these conditions for a long period of time.

The victim was saved thanks to an anonymous call, the author of which complained about what was happening in the neighbourhood concerned. When the police arrived at the address, they spotted the man running away, which confirmed the fears.

As a result, Jonathan Nyens was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He was sent to prison for two counts of attempted robbery, two counts of holding victims after abduction and possession of a firearm.

Cryptocurrency criminals

David Povey also got 20 years in prison for robbery, kidnapping and other offences. The other five received sentences ranging from 2 to 14 years for their involvement in the offences. Exactly how the attackers found out about their latest victim’s cryptocurrency savings is unknown.


The situation reminds us that you should not tell anyone about your passion for cryptocurrencies. Still, coins are able to rise sharply in value, and this can make some people go to extremes. So ideally, you should only share your connection to digital assets with your relatives - although this is also optional.
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