30 Bitcoin wallets connected to Alameda Research, FTX’s sibling company, were activated again on December 28th after a long period of inactivity.
Funds Transferred via Crypto Mixers
Following the collapse of FTX, FTX’s sibling firm, Alameda Research, had filed for bankruptcy. After a long silence, the activity on 30 wallets connected to Alameda on the 28th of December attracted the attention of many users. The fact that these wallet movements took place after FTX CEO Sam Bankman Fried was released on bail has created a stir in the crypto world.
Result
Arkham Intelligence, known for its crypto research, revealed the transfers that took place in Alameda wallets from its Twitter account. The transfers were first converted to ETH and USDT and then redirected to other coins through crypto mixers. A total of 1.7 million dollars worth of crypto transfers took place with crypto agitators. The transfers were made as follows;
- 5Eth through ChangeNOW (~$325k)
- 800k USDT through Fixedfloat
- 200k through Curve SynthSwap (to native BTC)
- 200k through Airswap
- 200k through other crypto-mixing services
FTX CEO Denies the News
The fact that the transfers in the wallets affiliated with Alameda Research took place after FTX CEO Sam Bankman Fried was released by paying a $ 250 million bail left a question mark in the minds of many users. Sam Bankman Fried, who was released on bail, denied the transfer allegations that took place in wallets linked to Alameda Research with a statement made via Twitter. Sam Bankman Fried stated:
“None of these are me. I’m not and couldn’t be moving any of those funds; I don’t have access to them anymore. I believe it is probably the case that various legit legs of FTX have the ability to access these funds; hopefully that’s what’s happening here. If not, hopefully one steps in soon to do so. I would be happy to help advise regulators on this if any wanted.”
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