Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has again gained the wider market attention with diverse token transactions. Particularly, Vitalik Buterin has been executing continuous crypto sell-offs, including $MUZZ, $STRAYDOG, and $KNC. As per the data from Lookonchain, this move suggests his portfolio rebalancing amid the shifting market momentum. Additionally, this occurs amid a wider wallet activity pattern dealing with the decentralized platforms such as Socket Gateway, PullSplit, and LiFi.
vitalik.eth(@VitalikButerin) continues to sell tokens from his wallet.Over the past two days, he has sold a total of 114,500 $KNC($22.3K), 30.57M $STRAYDOG($10.3K), and 1.05B $MUZZ($5.6K), receiving 32,560 $USDC and 1.89 $ETH($5.6K) in return. pic.twitter.com/z27lgeCwgq
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) December 20, 2025
Vitalik Buterin Sells Off Over $38K in $KNC, $MUZZ, and $STRAYDOG
As the market data points out, Vitalik Buterin sold a cumulative 114,500 $KNC tokens, accounting for $22.3K. In addition to this, he also offloaded 30.57M $STRAYDOG tokens, equaling $10.3K. Simultaneously, with the sale of 1.05B $MUZZ tokens, he has obtained $5.6K. Specifically, he carried out the respective offloading from his “vitalik.eth” wallet. Subsequently, the proceeds were in the form of $ETH and stablecoins.
Keeping this in view, the relatively decreased value of $MUZZ tokens highlights sheer price markdown or low liquidity. Backing this, the data suggests that Buterin transacted 1.25M $MUZZ tokens to PullSplit as well as 498.75M $MUZZ tokens to Socket Gateway. This led to further $MUZZ transactions, reaching 1.9M tokens. The respective transfers occurred parallel to inbound $ETH transactions to the wallet, taking into account 0.793 $ETH (nearly $2.37K) apart from 1.096 $ETH (almost $3.27K).
Recurring LiFi Transfers Trigger Concerns over $STRAYDOG and $MUZZ Amid Slump in Valuation
According to Lookonchain, this transfer cluster shows Ethereum co-founder’s aggressive engagement with the Diamond protocol of LiFi. In diverse swaps, he got 1.038K $USD (equaling $1.04K) while also sending back 5K $KNC (up to $1.1K). This strategic exchange pattern recurred multiple times. Overall, these transactions, specifically amid the plugging value of $STRAYDOG and $MUZZ have triggered speculation and concerns among the market participants. However, whether this paves the way for a significant market transformation remains to be seen.
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