Gate News message, April 29 — Vitalik sold meme coin ASTEROID (CA: 0xaff2565091e7207191dbe340b8528d02fa78d044) today, sparking renewed FOMO among the community.
The token surged over 100% in a short timeframe, with market capitalization reaching $13.56 million. Meanwhile, another similarly-named token (CA: 0xf280b16ef293d8e534e370794ef26bf312694126) that had previously enjoyed strong community consensus fell 8%, now valued at $115 million.
A similar pattern unfolded with NEIRO in August 2024, when Vitalik sold airdropped NEIRO dev tokens directly, initially triggering a decline before community buying pressure drove a strong rebound, pushing the price up over 200% from its low point and establishing a new all-time high at the time.