Ethereum staking leader Lido's founding team member Konstantin Lomashuk has recently attracted market attention. According to on-chain data, his related wallet address sold off 14,585 ETH within one hour on December 16, cashing out at a price of $2,928 per ETH, totaling over $42.71 million. This transaction size is quite significant and has sparked considerable discussion on social platforms.



As a leading project in the Ethereum staking sector, Lido holds a pivotal position in the market. Large-scale disposals by founders naturally lead to various interpretations among market participants. Based on data feedback, the number of bearish comments below related discussion posts clearly exceeds bullish ones, reflecting investors' cautious attitude towards this move. Whether it indicates a lack of confidence in ETH's medium-term trend or simply the team taking profits, there is no definitive answer.

Markets tend to react sensitively to such signals. Whales' disposals are often seen as important market sentiment indicators, especially when these disposals come from project founders, which can amplify market unease. Historically, changes in founders' holdings often mirror their true attitude towards the project and market prospects.

For ordinary investors, monitoring such large on-chain transactions does have some reference value. However, drawing conclusions from a single disposal transaction is obviously too absolute. The market is always full of uncertainties, which is the charm and risk of investing.
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AirdropworkerZhangvip
· 2025-12-18 19:39
Over 40 million USD poured out in an hour. Does this guy really have no confidence or does he just want to cash out?
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CrashHotlinevip
· 2025-12-18 15:36
$42.71 million cash out in one hour, this move... shows how much confidence is lacking --- Lido founder's move is essentially sending a market signal --- Basically, they don't believe ETH will rise, otherwise who would be so eager to dump --- 14,585 ETH, oh my god, this must be a desperate reduction --- The founders have already run, retail investors at the bottom are still sleepwalking --- They should have thought of an exit strategy when cashing out $42 million --- It seems it's not just about taking profits, there might be confidence issues --- Whale reduction is a barometer, and this signal is indeed not very good
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WalletAnxietyPatientvip
· 2025-12-16 11:49
Here we go again, when the whales move, the whole network panics—hilarious.
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ColdWalletAnxietyvip
· 2025-12-16 11:43
Coming back with this again? The founder dumping tokens has never been a good sign.
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