An Ethereum ICO participant has sold another 19,000 ETH over the past two days. This freshly offloaded stash is worth around $47.54 million at the current price.by on-chain transaction analytics platform Lookonchain, this sale follows a recent move in the last week of September when the same participant deposited 12,010 ETH, valued at $31.6 million, to the crypto exchange Kraken after being dormant for over two years.
Initially, the investor’s total ETH holding was worth more than $358 million at the current price before these significant transactions. The Ethereum ICO took place between July and September 2014. A total of $18 million was raised. When Ethereum went live in July 2015, early contributors were given 80% of the tokens. Meanwhile, the rest went to the Ethereum Foundation and early team members.It is important to note that these transfers are quite rare. Despite this, the latest one occurred amid rising fear, uncertainty, and doubt in the market, as Ether prices took a sharp downturn.
The world’s largest altcoin by market cap has dropped nearly 10% over the past week, currently trading below $2,400. This decline has reignited criticism of Ethereum, which has underperformed throughout the year. Market commentators are expressing concern over its price trajectory, with crypto trader “Bluntz”that the FUD is “never-ending” while expressing his frustration and added that “most people in this industry don’t actually care about the truth.