Steve Aoki told CoinDesk in August 2021 that NFTs would be “part of culture” within five years. Almost exactly five years later, he is liquidating what’s left of his crypto portfolio.

Arkham Intelligence data shows Aoki’s wallet sold 1.785 billion SHIB for roughly $10,300 and swapped 7.25 ETH for approximately $15,900 on Monday, routing $29,650 in USDT to Gemini. Two weeks earlier, the same wallet sold 4.155 billion PEPE through 1inch for $14,700. Smaller stablecoin movements of $600 to $1,