FTX Unstakes $21.5M in Solana, $619M Still Locked as Market Watches for Next Move

The bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has just unstaked a significant batch of Solana tokens set for potential liquidation. On-chain data reveals that FTX unstaked 186,300 SOL tokens worth roughly $21.56 million from the wallet address "H4yiP…Z6agF" earlier today. The unlocked funds remain in the wallet at press time, with no further actions. Meanwhile, the wallet still holds a massive 5.36 million SOL worth roughly $619 million, which remains staked but is in the process of unlocking. FTX’s Ongoing Solana Liquidation This isn’t the first time FTX-related wallets have raised alarms within the Solana community. The latest unstaking is part of what appears to be the defunct exchange’s monthly token liquidation cycle . Just a month ago, an FTX-associated address unstaked 185,345 SOL tokens, valued at approximately $23 million. Shortly after, it distributed the funds across 38 addresses, including major exchanges like Binance and Coinbase. As one of the largest holders of SOL, FTX’s continuous unstaking sparks recurring concerns about market dumps. Since November 2023, data indicates that FTX has unstaked and sold off around 8 million SOL tokens, with a total value exceeding $1 billion. https://twitter.com/spotonchain/status/1899992964296040930 With the latest unstaking event, market observers are closely monitoring the situation, particularly during a turbulent time for Solana, which has seen its price crash by 43% over the past eight weeks. If the newly unlocked SOL is liquidated, it will bring the total amount sold by FTX to approximately 8.2 million, with an estimated value of $1.05 billion. This could jeopardize Solana’s recent rebound. The token has seen a 6% gain in the past 24 hours, pushing the price to $119.65. FTX Repayment Efforts Underway Meanwhile, repayment efforts are ongoing in the FTX bankruptcy proceedings. Recent reports indicate that around 400,000 former FTX users have not completed the required identity verification process. Collectively, these users risk losing over $2.5 billion in potential repayments if they fail to verify their identities before the extended deadline of June 1. The upcoming repayment round will distribute more than $11 billion to creditors. Under the proposed plan, 98% of creditors could receive at least 118% of the value of their original claims.