{"id":36782,"date":"2025-02-18T14:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=36782"},"modified":"2025-02-18T13:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T10:21:30","slug":"whistleblower-sends-2m-worth-of-eth-to-wikileaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/whistleblower-sends-2m-worth-of-eth-to-wikileaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Whistleblower Sends $2M Worth of ETH to WikiLeaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Chinese programmer who sent<a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/jupiter-at-critical-support-zone-will-the-downtrend-end\/\"><strong> 711.5 ETH<\/strong><\/a> to <strong>WikiLeaks<\/strong> included a strange on-chain message about his country&#8217;s military in the transfer.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"59\">Lezhi&#8217;s Allegations and Financial Transactions with ETH<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"262\">A pseudonymous programmer, &#8220;<strong>Hu Lezhi<\/strong>,&#8221; donated $2 million worth of <strong>Ether<\/strong> to <strong>WikiLeaks<\/strong> along with an on-chain message claiming that the Chinese military is using nano computer chips to control citizens.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"605\"><strong>Lezhi alleged<\/strong> that brain-computer chips are being used on a large scale for military purposes, with all military powers using base stations, radios, and nano chips to control citizens. Identifying himself as a victim of these technologies, <strong>Lezhi<\/strong> stated that he had completely lost his dignity as a human being and wished to leave this world.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"798\">He also accused<strong> Feng Xin and Xu Yuzhi<\/strong>, executives at the <strong>Chinese-based hedge fund Kuande Investment<\/strong> (known as WizardQuant), of using similar brain-computer weapons to control their employees.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"798\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36783 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/eth.jpg\" alt=\"eth\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/eth.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/eth-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/eth-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"800\" data-end=\"1157\">Between February 10-17, <strong>Lezhi<\/strong> sent a total of 711.5 Ether to <strong>WikiLeaks<\/strong>. The largest transaction, made on February 17, involved 591.6 ETH worth $1.6 million. Additionally, 603 Ether was sent to Ethereum\u2019s burn address, 700 Ether to the \u201cndao.eth\u201d wallet, and 33 Ether to an unknown address. In total, 2,047 Ether (approximately $5.6 million) was transferred.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1383\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><strong>WizardQuant<\/strong>, based in Shanghai and Beijing, is a hedge fund that employs quantitative investment strategies. Feng Xin, one of the co-founders, serves as the Chief Risk Officer, while Xu Yuzhi is the Chief Investment Officer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, don\u2019t forget to follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Telegram,\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0channels for the latest\u00a0<strong><a title=\"News\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\">news<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Chinese programmer who sent 711.5 ETH to WikiLeaks included a strange on-chain message about his country&#8217;s military in the transfer. 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