Early Ethereum ICO Participant Begins Staking 40,000 ETH After Decade-Long Dormancy

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Gate News bot message, An Ethereum ICO participant has initiated ETH 2.0 staking operations with 40,000 ETH (approximately $120 million) from address 0x26021abdd34df672fed798cf5a2e98190d22aaa8.

The funds were previously dormant for 10.3 years since the initial ICO investment. The participant’s original investment of $12,440 during the Ethereum ICO has appreciated to $120 million, representing a 9,633x return.

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