Maelstrom's Chief Investment Officer Arthur Hayes purchased the token hours before ETHFI went live, drawing market attention. This transaction demonstrates his active DeFi strategy, with ETHFI's price surging over 20% shortly after launch. The trade enhanced ETHFI's market liquidity and attracted more investors.

Gate News bot message, Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) purchased ETHFI token just 5 hours before CEX announced its listing of the token. The timing between Hayes' purchase and the exchange's listing announcement drew attention in the crypto community.

Gate News reported that on March 19, influenced by news of a certain exchange launching ETHFI/KRW trading pair, ETHFI surged 20% in a short period and is now trading at $0.594.