Analysis: Vitalik's ETH Sale Today May Be Part of "Donation Plan," Totaling 16,384 ETH

Per the latest publicly available information, Jeffrey Epstein was already into Bitcoin as early as 2011, according to a February 3rd update. In a June 12, 2011 email, Epstein stated: “Bitcoin is a brilliant idea, but it also has some serious flaws.” In 2013, Epstein discussed Bitcoin with Boris Nikolic—former CTO to Bill Gates—and Steven Sinofsky, a board partner at a16z and ex-president of Microsoft’s Windows Division. Even in 2014, Epstein had in-depth talks with PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel about Bitcoin’s nature. In the email, he wrote: “There’s no consensus on what Bitcoin is—whether it’s a store of value, a currency, or property... just like a man dressed as a woman, or property disguised as currency.” Additionally, in 2016, Epstein noted in emails with Raafat AlSabbagh (advisor to the Saudi Royal Court) and Aziza Al Ahmadi (now an advisor to Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism) that: “I’ve spoken with some Bitcoin creators, and they’re very excited.” N

As of February 3rd, on-chain meme coin CLAWD has surged to a market cap of roughly $20 million, per data from GMGN Market. It currently trades at $19.5 million, with a 94% 24-hour gain, $11.8 million in trading volume, and nearly a 22% jump in the past hour. The rapid climb may be linked to recent activity in the on-chain game ClawFomo. The winner of this ClawFomo round received ~116 million CLAWD tokens, with ~97 million already burned. This has further incentivized community participation in the next game round, boosting market sentiment. CLAWD is a community-issued token launched by community members for the AI agent "clawd.atg.eth"—a self-hosted personal AI assistant created by Ethereum Foundation developer Austin Griffith, built on the open-source clawd.bot. The CLAWD community deployer stated they will send a portion of transaction fees to the "clawd.atg.eth" wallet address.

On February 3, MetaMask announced via its X platform that it will roll out the Season 1 LINEA token reward query feature this week. Token distributions will be tied to user levels and total points earned by the end of the season. Additionally, LINEA token rewards will be claimable this month. In a prior announcement, MetaMask introduced the Season 1 MetaMask Rewards program: users earn points through trading, swapping, cross-chain bridging, inviting friends, and past eligible activities. Points can unlock reward level upgrades, fee discounts, token allocations, and more—with new incentives and rewards updated quarterly.

On February 3rd, data from Ashes Monitoring reveals that whale Laurent Zeimes went long HYPE a week ago when the token hit a low of $22. With HYPE now trading at $38, he holds an unrealized gain of $20.21 million. Currently, Zeimes maintains a long position of 1.478 million HYPE—valued at $56.24 million—with an average entry price of $24.36.

As of February 3, market data shows HYPE has surged past $38, currently trading at $38.02 with a 24-hour gain of 18.84%. In recent days, the Hyperliquid ecosystem has seen back-to-back positive developments—including the upcoming launch of a prediction market and ongoing accumulation by on-chain whales—pushing the token’s price higher despite broader market trends.

On Feb. 3, blockchain analytics platform Onchain Lens reported that Trend Research has once again deposited 20,000 ETH (valued at $46.54 million) into Binance. This brings the total amount transferred to 93,588 ETH, worth roughly $215.14 million.