A mysterious figure, identifying as "Hu Lezhi" and claiming to be an ordinary programmer, has sparked intrigue after destroying over 600 ETH ($1.6 million) and donating 711.52 ETH ($1.9 million) to WikiLeaks.
The anonymous individual embedded cryptic messages in the transactions, alleging large-scale military deployment of brain-computer chips used for mind control.
They accused executives at Chinese hedge fund Kuande Investment of persecuting employees through advanced neural manipulation.
According to their claims, all major military powers are exploiting radio signals and nano-brain interfaces to control citizens and even turn animals into digital slaves.
Over the past week, the sender has reportedly burned a total of 600 ETH and donated nearly 1,950 ETH ($5.48 million), with WikiLeaks receiving a significant portion.
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