FTT falls more than 8% in the last 24 hours
Binance's CEO confirmed a transfer of over $584 million in FTT tokens to Binance as part of the announced liquidation procedure.
Some prominent crypto companies. Companies such as Three Arrow Capitals, Celsius, and Voyager experienced enormous losses during the crypto winter. The cryptocurrency community is now concerned that FTX and Alameda may suffer a serious liquidity issue and insolvency.
Both FTX and Alameda Research are owned by the second richest crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried. Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhou has announced that the exchange will liquidate all of its FTX (FTT) token holdings.
Why FTX & Almeda Face A Crisis
The liquidity problem in Alameda is making headlines once again. Alameda has significant exposure to FTX tokens. As per reports, unlocked FTT tokens accounted for $3.66 billion of Alameda's $14.6 billion in assets as of June 30th. Binance's CZ indicated that the company will liquidate all of its FTT holdings gradually. The Binance exchange has already received $584 million in FTT.
CZ claims he intends to minimize the market impact of the liquidation. However, Ran Neuner, a CNBC crypto trader, thinks he is hoarding the tokens in order to bring the maximum damage to FTX and Alameda. He also admits that Alameda has used FTX tokens for leverage. If there is significant selling pressure, they may be forced to make a margin call or liquidate. Following the announcement, the FTT price has dropped by about 11% in the last seven days.
Dylan LeClair, a senior analyst at UTXO Management, also reveals Alameda's liquidity crisis. Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison offered to buy FTT from Binance for $22. LeClair says this is due to the company's vested interest in keeping the market price over $22. This raises fears about a possible Alameda and FTX insolvency.
Can FTX Face Insolvency Like Celsius?
Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten expressed concern about Binance transferring over $560 million in FTT to the exchange. He feels that FTX is technically insolvent and has serious insolvency difficulties. Lark Davis, a significant crypto influencer, advises his followers to withdraw their cryptocurrency from FTX.
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