Vitalik has sold a total of 17,196 ETH

On April 29, Forbes released a critical piece targeting Eric Trump—son of former President Donald Trump—over his Bitcoin venture, American Bitcoin (ABTC), labeling it a "disaster." The outlet accused ABTC of being an arbitrage-focused scheme that exploited MAGA (Make America Great Again) supporters, despite Eric billing the firm as a "money-printing machine." Founded in 2025, ABTC quickly listed on Nasdaq, leveraging the Trump family brand and Bitcoin hype to hit a $13.2 billion valuation. Eric repeatedly touted ABTC as the "Bitcoin world leader" on earnings calls, but Forbes exposed the company had fewer than a handful of full-time staff and relied on story-driven marketing over tangible operations. ABTC repeatedly sold overvalued shares to acquire Bitcoin; Eric made little to no personal investment yet saw his net worth jump from roughly $1.9 billion to $2.8 billion, while other insiders pocketed substantial gains. Ordinary investors—especially MAGA backers—faced massive los

On April 29th, per OnchainLens monitoring, BitMine — Ethereum’s first treasury company — added 107,992 ETH to its staking pool two hours prior, worth $248 million. The firm’s total staked ETH now stands at 3,923,389, valued at $8.98 billion.

On April 29, LayerZero Labs pledged to donate over 10,000 ETH to the Aave-led DeFi United ecosystem rescue initiative. This includes a 5,000 ETH donation plus an additional 5,000 ETH deposited to boost Aave’s market liquidity.

On April 29th, Coinbase officially announced it’s adding Gensyn (AI) to its listing roadmap.

April 29 — EmberCN monitoring shows a whale that participated in Ethereum’s 2015 ICO (and received 10,000 ETH) made its first transfer 20 minutes ago after holding the tokens for 10 years. The whale sent all 10,000 ETH (valued at roughly $22.9 million) to address 0xCD59. Back in 2015, ETH’s ICO price was $0.311, so the 10,000 ETH was worth just $3,110 then. It has since surged to $22.88 million.

On April 29, Pump.fun officially announced it has permanently burned all PUMP tokens accumulated via buybacks—valued at roughly $370 million, representing 36% of its current circulating supply. Pump.fun also launched a year-long programmatic buyback and burn plan: 50% of the platform’s revenue will fund open-market PUMP token purchases, which will be burned immediately. The remaining 50% will go to team operations, product development, ecosystem building, and other efforts to support the project’s sustainable growth. The platform noted this initiative aims to rebuild community trust, reduce circulating supply, and enhance the token’s long-term value. Per HTX market data, PUMP’s price has surged above $0.019, posting a 7.1% gain over the past 24 hours.