Crypto user burns $ 7 million of Ethereum to warn humanity about «mind control»

An anonymous donor to WikiLeaks burned 600 ETH $2,690.22 Bridged Ether (StarkGate) -4.87% Market capitalization $0.23 billion VOL. 24 hours $1.66 billion (more than $ 1.3 million at the exchange rate at the time of writing — ed.) and left a series of strange online messages about «mind control.» The transaction was made on February 17, and its text contained accusations against the management of the Chinese hedge fund Kuande Investment, which, according to the author, used «computer brain weapons» to control employees.

This is not the first case of such activity from this wallet. on February 10, the user already burned 33.03 ETH (approximately $ 91,000), claiming that new technologies «turn animals into digital slaves.» on February 15, he destroyed another 70.36 ETH (about $ 194,000), duplicating his previous message.

This user’s wallet has previously received funds from OKX and Binance exchanges and has been seen making donations to WikiLeaks totaling 711.52 ETH ($ 1.97 million). on January 17, the last donation amounted to 591.62 ETH ($ 1.63 million). In his message, the donor introduced himself as Hu Lezhi, a programmer and entrepreneur who believed that he had been under the control of a secret organization since childhood. He said he was forced to leave this world and hoped for its «destruction.»

In another online message, the user claimed that military forces were already using «brain chips, radio signals, and nanomachines to control citizens.» In addition to the burned funds, this wallet has transferred 1,238 ETH (about $ 3.4 million) to anonymous addresses in recent days, the reasons for these transactions remain unknown.

This story sparked a lively discussion in the crypto community. Some people consider it an act of protest, while others see it as a manifestation of a mental disorder. In any case, it has become one of the most unusual examples of cryptocurrency being used to express political or personal views.