Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum co-founder · the most-watched individual address · @VitalikButerin
Vitalik Buterin's main address is public knowledge and near-100% ether. It's the most-scrutinised individual wallet in crypto, and its restraint is part of Ethereum's credibility.
The desk's read
The balance is overwhelmingly ETH, with small positions in stablecoins and a few tokens he's been airdropped or donated. Vitalik has historically moved coins to fund charity and research, not to trade.
Because the address is known, every transfer is dissected in real time. That transparency cuts both ways — it makes him a target for narrative, but it also means his lack of selling is verifiable, not just claimed.
The desk treats this wallet as a signal of intent, not price. When Vitalik moves ETH it's usually a grant or a donation; reading it as a market call is almost always a mistake.
What they hold
Largest token positions on-chain data maps to this entity, by USD value.
| Asset? | Chain? | Value? |
|---|---|---|
| ETH | ethereum | $421.4M |
| aEthLUSD | ethereum | $1.8M |
| ZCHF | ethereum | $494K |
| WHITE | ethereum | $433K |
How to read a row → ETH · ethereum · $421.4M: this entity's largest position is $421.4M of ETH held on ethereum. Rows are sorted by USD value, so the top row is the biggest bet.
By chain
| Network? | Value? |
|---|---|
| ethereum | $424.4M |
How to read a row → ethereum · $424.4M: $424.4M of the holdings live on ethereum. Chains are ranked by value, so the top row is where most of the money sits.
Source: aggregated on-chain entity data, cross-checked against Etherscan. Balances are USD-denominated and move with price. Updated 20 Jul 2026.
Not investment advice. Entity labels are on-chain attribution and can be imperfect; a labelled balance may mix personal, treasury and custody wallets. Large balances do not imply intent — some never move.