Programmer donates $2M in Ether to WikiLeaks, alleges brain-chip control
- February 18, 2025

A pseudonymous programmer known as "Hu Lezhi" made a substantial donation of $2 million worth of Ether to WikiLeaks, alongside an onchain message alleging that the Chinese military is utilizing nano computer chips for citizen control.
The donation, which was made in multiple transfers, included an onchain message dated February 17, in which Lezhi claims widespread military deployment of brain-computer chips to manipulate citizens.
Lezhi's message to WikiLeaks, a nonprofit organization recognized for disseminating leaked information, stated, "Brain-computer chips have been deployed militarically on a large scale.
All military powers are using base stations, radios and nano-brain-computer chips to control all citizens." Lezhi further asserted to have been a target of brain-computer weaponry since birth, expressing a loss of human dignity and a desire for the world's destruction.
In addition to WikiLeaks, the programmer accused Feng Xin and Xu Yuzhi, two hedge fund executives at Kuande Investment (also known as WizardQuant), of employing brain-computer weapons to dominate their workforce. WizardQuant, which was contacted by Cointelegraph, has not yet provided a response.
The donations to WikiLeaks were part of a series of transactions that Lezhi executed between February 10 and 17. The largest single transfer was 591.6 ETH, valued at $1.6 million, sent on February 17 at 7:13 am UTC. Lezhi also directed 603 ETH to the Ethereum burn address and made additional donations to the "ndao.eth" wallet and an unnamed "Grant Provider."
The total amount of Ether transferred by Lezhi amounted to nearly $5.6 million, all emanating from the Ethereum address "0x1a19." Since the last recorded transaction, there have been no further funds moved from this address.
Lezhi's initial communication with WikiLeaks was on February 10, warning of a new form of crime involving sensory deprivation until the victim becomes entirely subservient to digital machinery.
WizardQuant, established in 2014 with offices in Shanghai and Beijing, employs a staff range of 51-200 people, according to LinkedIn. The company specializes in various quantitative investment strategies for the stock, futures, and options markets. Xin and Yuzhi hold the positions of chief risk officer and chief investment officer, respectively, at the firm.