Recently, a high-profile event occurred in the cryptocurrency field. Programmer Hu Lezhi attracted a lot of attention with a series of operations on the Ethereum blockchain. He spent a huge amount of ETH to transfer money and left shocking remarks on the chain, which attracted the attention of the entire cryptocurrency circle and even the general public.
It is reported that since February 10, 2025, the wallet address used by Hu Lezhi has begun to publish some abnormal remarks on the Ethereum chain. At that time, the post stated that a new type of crime model of enslaving victims has emerged, and the victims' desires and senses are being gradually deprived until they are completely slaves to digital machines. It also stated that if he reaches the final stage, he will choose to leave this world. On February 15, the address posted again, mentioning that with the development of brain-computer interfaces and mind-reading technology, new crime models have emerged, and wild animals are becoming puppets or complete slaves of digital machines.
In the seven days before February 18, an address starting with 0x1a19 (believed to be the address used by Hu Lezhi) began to frequently send large amounts of ETH to black hole addresses and WikiLeaks donation addresses. According to statistics, a total of 2147.91 ETH was sent. Among them, 711.52 ETH was donated to WikiLeaks and 700.00 ETH was donated to the Endaoment address. On February 18, Hu Lezhi deposited 500 ETH (about 1.38 million US dollars) into the black hole address to make an on-chain call, and at the same time donated a total of 676.6 ETH to the WikiLeaks address, 700 ETH to the Endaoment address, and 133 ETH to the Ethereum Foundation address. During this series of transfer operations, he also left a message on the chain, accusing Feng Xin and Xu Yuzhi, the CEOs of Kuande Investment, of using brain-computer weapons to persecute company employees and former employees, and even claimed that they themselves were also controlled. He also mentioned that brain-computer chips have been deployed on a large scale in a militarized manner, and all military powers are using base stations, radios and nano brain-computer chips to control all citizens.
On February 18, the well-known quantitative private equity firm Kuande Investment made an official response to the incident. Kuande Investment said that the company has noticed the inappropriate remarks about the company on the online platform. After verification, it was found that the poster Hu Lezhi had indeed joined the company in July 2022 and voluntarily resigned in early September of the same year. His term of office was about one month, and he has now terminated his labor relationship with the company. Kuande Investment emphasized that Hu Lezhi's remarks were personal behavior, and the content contained false and misleading information.
This incident has sparked widespread discussion and speculation. From a personal perspective, some speculate that Hu Lezhi may have developed psychological problems such as paranoia due to long-term high-intensity programming work pressure and financial pressure from cryptocurrency market fluctuations, which led to such extreme behavior. However, others believe that if what he said is true, then in the face of possible high-tech persecution, individuals have almost no power to resist, which reflects the powerlessness of individuals in the face of powerful technology and unknown forces.
From a business perspective, many people speculate that this may be a carefully planned marketing campaign to build momentum for the issuance of meme coins. Because after the incident, Meme coins with the same name quickly appeared in both the Solana ecosystem and the ETH ecosystem. Usually, the promotion of meme coins relies on social media and hot events. Hu Lezhi's behavior undoubtedly attracted a lot of attention. If meme coins are really issued in the future, this incident is likely to be regarded as a successful marketing case.
From a social and technological perspective, this incident has aroused public concern and worry about mysterious technologies such as brain-controlled weapons. Although brain-controlled technology currently exists more in science fiction works, Hu Lezhi's accusation has forced people to think about the negative effects and potential risks that may be brought about by technological development. At the same time, it has also prompted people to re-examine the role and impact of digital assets in society, and how to protect personal rights and security in the digital age.
Although Kuande Investment has responded, the heat of the incident has not subsided. On social media, netizens are still discussing it heatedly. Some people expressed sympathy for Hu Lezhi's experience and hoped for a more in-depth investigation; others were reserved about Kuande Investment's response and looked forward to seeing more evidence. This incident not only made the public think about the potential risks of mysterious technologies such as brain-controlled weapons, but also once again triggered discussions about the role and impact of digital assets in society, and how to protect personal rights and security in the digital age. We will wait and see how the subsequent events will develop.
