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Bankless co-founder liquidated all their Ethereum (ETH) holdings and reallocated to 5 altcoins, all of which have significantly outperformed ETH.

2026.09.18 12:26:30

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman announced on May 21 that he had liquidated his entire Ethereum (ETH) holdings, subsequently purchasing VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE, and LIT, while disclosing partial entry prices: "NEAR at approximately $1.40, HYPE at around $45, ZEC at roughly $560, and LIT at about $1.35." Per HTX market data, the current prices of these assets and their performance based on the disclosed entry prices are as follows: LIT trades at $5.02, a roughly 272% increase from entry; ZEC is at $1512.42, up ~170%; NEAR stands at $3.49, up ~149%; HYPE is at $86.51, up ~92%. Hoffman did not reveal VVV’s specific entry price. Using its May 21 price of $15.99 as an estimate, VVV now trades at $25.27, marking a ~58% gain. Over the same period, ETH rose from around $2127.47 to $2473.23, a ~16% increase. All five altcoins in Hoffman’s prior allocation significantly outperformed ETH during the period.

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