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Early Ethereum Investor Turns $310k Into $4.3 Billion

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Getting in early has more often than not paid off with big returns and profits. One great example is of an early Ethereum ICO (Initial Coin Offering) participant who received 1 million ETH tokens worth about $310,000. Today, the coins are valued at around $4.3 billion. The Ethereum billionaire’s wallet was dormant for eight years before waking up recently to stake 150,000 ETH tokens worth about $656,000. NEW: An early Ethereum ICO participant that has been dormant for 8 years just staked 150,000 $ETH worth $656M. He originally received 1M $ETH worth $310K via 3 wallets during the ICO, now worth $4.3B. pic.twitter.com/cUci5Jqpis — Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) September 5, 2025 Can You Still Make It Big With Ethereum? Source: Pixabay Ethereum (ETH) struggled to gain momentum over the last few years before turning the tide in 2025. ETH finally hit a new all-time high after nearly four long years, climbing to a peak of $4,946.05. ETF inflows are the likely reason for ETH...

Shiba Inu Early Investor Made $5.7 Billion With $12,765

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Shibtoshi is an anonymous individual who has garnered substantial popularity for his incredible Shiba Inu (SHIB) gains. Shibtoshi received a phone call from a fried on Aug. 1, 2020, a few hours after SHIB’s debut. He purchased 37 Ethereum (ETH) worth of SHIB tokens, worth around $12,765 at the time. Shibtoshi received about 104 trillion SHIB tokens for 37 ETH. The value of the 104 trillion Shiba Inu tokens ballooned to around $5.7 billion, making Shibtoshi a crypto billionaire. What Happened To The Billionaire’s Shiba Inu Holdings? Source: Freepik.om According to an interview with CoinTelegraph’s Magazine, the Shiba Inu billionaire could not offload all his holdings in one go as the project lacked liquidity. Dumping trillions of coins would lead to the ecosystem crashing. Shibtoshi has since managed to pull out a significant portion from his SHIB holdings. According to the early SHIB investor, “ Same as other large memecoins, you need to be patient to extract val...