"Programmer Donates $2M in Ether to WikiLeaks, Alleges Chinese Brain-Computer Weapons"

A pseudonymous programmer, going by the name "Hu Lezhi," has donated $2 million worth of Ether to WikiLeaks, alleging the use of "brain-computer weapons" by the Chinese military. In an onchain message dated Feb. 17, Lezhi claimed that these weapons, which include nano computer chips, are being used to control citizens on a large scale.

Lezhi also claimed to have been a victim of these "brain-computer weapons" since birth, stating, "I have completely lost my dignity as a human being. I have decided to leave this world and hope that this ugly world will be destroyed soon."

In their onchain message, Lezhi accused two hedge fund executives at Kuande Investment, Feng Xin and Xu Yuzhi, of using similar "brain-computer weapons" to control their employees. Cointelegraph reached out to WizardQuant but did not receive an immediate response.

Lezhi, who claims to be an "ordinary programmer," first contacted WikiLeaks on Feb. 10, warning them of a new mode of crime in which the victim becomes deprived of their senses until they become a "complete slave to the digital machine."

The 711.5 Ether (ETH) sent to WikiLeaks came from five transfers between Feb. 10 and 17, with the last transfer on Feb. 17 accounting for 591.6 ETH — worth $1.6 million. Lezhi also sent 603 Ether to Ethereum's burn address, with some of the same onchain messages sent to WikiLeaks. Additionally, they sent 700 Ether to the "ndao.eth" wallet address and 33 Ether to an unknown "Grant Provider" address. In total, 2,047 Ether were transferred, amounting to nearly $5.6 million.

Since then, Lezhi hasn't transferred any more funds from the Ethereum address "0x1a19."

Founded in 2014, WizardQuant has offices in Shanghai and Beijing and employs between 51-200 people. The company uses a range of quantitative investment strategies to assist in the stock, futures, and options markets. Xin is a co-founder and the chief risk officer at WizardQuant, while Yuzhi