Funds and transactions of Bahamas-based FTX have been frozen by the Bahamas Securities Commission (SCB).
The FTX collapse, which shook all markets, continues to maintain its effect. If users have not been able to withdraw their funds from the exchange for days, the FTX side continues to seek a permanent solution to the problem. CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Although it tries to give positive signals about the progress, it has recently been located where the center of the stock market is located. Bahamas No withdrawals could be made from any region.
While the withdrawal transactions, which took place days later at FTX, remain unclear as to which region and by whom they were made in the first moments, FTX’s comments on social media Rumors of starting withdrawals spread. However, as a result of on-chain data analysis, it was realized that this situation was limited to a Bahamas-specific transaction.
On-chain analytics platform nansen by users of FTX Bahamas, based on data provided by $6.8 million value of the asset was withdrawn from the stock market. As the two most voluminous transactions realized at once $2.6 million Ethereum (ETH) and $1.3 million USDC The transfer did not go unnoticed. This withdrawal was recorded as the biggest fund movement since the stock market crash.
While most users are still unable to withdraw their funds from the FTX exchange, this has led to speculation on social media that some types of users or staff are receiving preferential treatment.
FTX official twitter In a post from his account, “In accordance with the regulations and regulators of our Bahamian Headquarters, we have begun to facilitate the withdrawal of Bahamian funds.” was stated.
However, these speculative currency movements did not last long, and Bahamas Securities Commissionafter the investigation they started about FTX, put a block on the funds of the exchange.
According to the Commission’s statement,protect assets and stabilize the company” for “a cautious course of actionIt has been stated that:
The Commission is aware of public statements suggesting clients’ assets are misused, mismanaged and/or transferred to Alameda Research. According to the information obtained by the Commission, such actions would be contrary to normal management, without the consent of the client and potentially unlawful.