{"id":11853,"date":"2025-10-09T18:13:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonewsdesk.com\/?p=11853"},"modified":"2025-10-09T18:26:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:26:23","slug":"vitalik-buterin-receives-1-million-worth-of-strk-tokens-from-starknet-airdrop-unlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonewsdesk.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/09\/vitalik-buterin-receives-1-million-worth-of-strk-tokens-from-starknet-airdrop-unlock\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitalik Buterin Receives $1 Million Worth of STRK Tokens from Starknet Airdrop Unlock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin<\/strong> has just received a fresh batch of tokens and it\u2019s worth a cool $1.01 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On-chain analysts recently discovered that Buterin\u2019s wallet received 6.29 million STRK tokens<\/strong> following an airdrop unlock from Starknet<\/strong>, one of Ethereum\u2019s leading Layer-2 scaling projects. The unlock marks the release of tokens that had been locked for a year after being distributed to early supporters of the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to data shared by blockchain analyst Ai Yi<\/strong> on October 9, the airdrop likely dates back to Starknet\u2019s early fundraising period in January 2018<\/strong>, when Buterin personally backed the project during its seed round. That round brought in about $6 million<\/strong>, helping Starknet establish itself as a zero-knowledge rollup solution for Ethereum focused on scalability and lower transaction costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, Buterin had previously received these tokens a year ago, but they remained locked until now. Once unlocked, the tokens were deposited into Binance<\/strong>, likely for custody or liquidity reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At current market prices of around $0.16 per STRK<\/strong>, Buterin\u2019s newly unlocked holdings amount to $1.01 million<\/strong>, making STRK the second-largest asset<\/strong> in his crypto portfolio, right after Ethereum itself. Data from Arkham Intelligence<\/strong> shows that Buterin currently holds roughly 240,000 ETH<\/strong>, valued at around $1.06 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, STRK hasn\u2019t had the best year. Since reaching an all-time high of $4.41<\/strong> in February 2024, the token has lost about 60%<\/strong> of its value. Despite that drop, Buterin\u2019s early support for Starknet continues to pay off both financially and in terms of the project\u2019s ongoing development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, Buterin has openly praised Starknet\u2019s technical milestones. In 2024, he highlighted the team\u2019s work on improving data efficiency through updates like v0.13.3<\/strong>, which significantly reduced \u201cblob\u201d gas costs a major bottleneck for L2 scalability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Buterin has received STRK unlocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n