{"id":553634,"date":"2023-09-30T16:30:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T16:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=553634"},"modified":"2023-09-30T11:58:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T11:58:39","slug":"ftx-exploiter-transfers-5000-eth-ahead-of-ether-futures-etf-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/ethereum\/ftx-exploiter-transfers-5000-eth-ahead-of-ether-futures-etf-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"FTX Exploiter Transfers 5,000 ETH Ahead Of Ether Futures ETF Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some 5,000 ETH, worth over $8.2 million, have been moved from a wallet address associated with the FTX hacker. This development marks the first time assets have been transferred out of the hacker\u2019s wallet following the exploit about a year ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-reading-shortcode\">Related Reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/ethereum\/ark-invest-ethereum-futures-etf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">Cathie Wood\u2019s ARK Invest Joins Ethereum Futures ETF Race After Spot Bitcoin ETF Delay<\/a><\/div>\n<h2><strong>FTX Hacker Moves 5,000 ETH, Spot On Chain Reveals<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marked as one the biggest crypto heists ever, the now-defunct FTX exchange suffered a loss of over $600 million through an hack in November 2022, a few hours after filing for bankruptcy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the on-chain analytics platform <a href=\"https:\/\/platform.spotonchain.ai\/profile?address=0x3e957efc6d1bf1d9141212269cd04855ad92696e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Spot On Chain<\/a>, the FTX exploiter has now transferred 5,000 ETH in two transactions, moving 2,500 ETH to two separate wallets with a space of two hours between both transactions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 FTX Exploiter 0x3e957 just moved 2500 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">$ETH<\/a> ($4.2M) to new addresses<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time the address has been active since the hack 10 months ago. The address still holds 12.5K <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">$ETH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow the next actions via our platform at<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7LnmryLvhL\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/7LnmryLvhL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yl2NnMwaqW\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/yl2NnMwaqW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Spot On Chain (@spotonchain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spotonchain\/status\/17549127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spot on Chain further<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/spotonchain\/status\/08733951?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> revealed<\/a> that following the first transaction, the hacker moved 700 ETH through the Thorchain Router and 1,200 ETH through the DeFi wallet Railgun, both crypto projects that are lauded for their privacy-focused features.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aside from the origin of these transferred assets, the movements of the FTX exploiter have drawn much attention due to a key development in the crypto space, with many enthusiasts and analysts now speculating on a possible market sell-off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-reading-shortcode\">Related Reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/ethereum\/grayscale-ethereum-futures-etf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">Grayscale Takes New Approach As It Files For Another Ethereum Futures ETF<\/a><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Could FTX Hacker Be Planning A Sell-Off As Ether Futures ETF Launch Nears?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week,<a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/analysis\/eth\/bloomberg-analysts-say-ethereum-futures-etfs-could-start-trading-soon-heres-when\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \"> reports<\/a> swelled that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was looking to clear some Ether futures ETH for launch next week ahead of a possible government shutdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These reports picked up more steam in less than a day when the VanEck Investment firm announced plans to soon launch an Ether futures ETH, named the VanEck Ethereum Strategy ETF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, Valkyrie Investments, who had been tipped to be the forerunner for the SEC\u2019s approval, <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/breaking-news-ticker\/breaking-valkyrie-secures-green-light-for-ethereum-futures-etf-trading-launching-tomorrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">finally won<\/a> the race, securing the commission&#8217;s green light to launch the first-ever Ether futures ETF in the US.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following the official launch of an Ether futures ETF, there is likely a massive positive effect on ETH price movement. Just in the last two days of similar positive news around this investment fund, the second-largest cryptocurrency already rose by 4%, based on <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/ethereum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">data from CoinMarketCap<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, the recent token transfers by the FTX hacker are usually associated with an impending sell action. Thus, there is a possibility that this bad actor could be planning to take profit from the potential ETH price surge, which could be generated from the launch of ETH futures ETF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Such selling action is a common practice by crypto whales and is known to induce a bearish trend, which could be dangerous for small traders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the time of writing, ETH trades at $1,677, with a 5.77% gain in the last day. Meanwhile, the token\u2019s daily trading volume is down by 44.35% and valued at $3.8 billion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/u9F9I0mP\/\" alt=\"Ether Futures\" width=\"1480\" height=\"906\"><\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center\">ETH trading at $1,675.57 on the hourly chart | Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/xg17RJqK\/?symbol=BINANCE%3AETHUSDT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ETHUSDT chart on Tradingview.com<\/a><\/pre>\n<div class=\"disclaimer-shortcode\"><em>Featured image from Money,chart from Tradingview<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 5,000 ETH, worth over $8.2 million, have been moved from a wallet address associated with the FTX hacker. This development marks the first time assets have been transferred out of the hacker\u2019s wallet following the exploit about a year ago. Related Reading: Cathie Wood\u2019s ARK Invest Joins Ethereum Futures ETF Race After Spot Bitcoin ETF Delay FTX Hacker Moves 5,000 ETH, Spot On Chain Reveals Marked as one the biggest crypto heists ever, the now-defunct FTX exchange suffered a loss of over $600 million through an hack in November 2022, a few hours after filing for bankruptcy.\u00a0 According to the on-chain analytics platform Spot On Chain, the FTX exploiter has now transferred 5,000 ETH in two transactions, moving 2,500 ETH to two separate wallets with a space of two hours between both transactions.\u00a0 Spot on Chain further revealed that following the first transaction, the hacker moved 700 ETH through the Thorchain Router and 1,200 ETH through the DeFi wallet Railgun, both crypto projects that are lauded for their privacy-focused features. Aside from the origin of these transferred assets, the movements of the FTX exploiter have drawn much attention due to a key development in the crypto space, with many enthusiasts and analysts now speculating on a possible market sell-off.\u00a0 Related Reading: Grayscale Takes New Approach As It Files For Another Ethereum Futures ETF Could FTX Hacker Be Planning A Sell-Off As Ether Futures ETF Launch Nears? This week, reports swelled that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was looking to clear some Ether futures ETH for launch next week ahead of a possible government shutdown. These reports picked up more steam in less than a day when the VanEck Investment firm announced plans to soon launch an Ether futures ETH, named the VanEck Ethereum Strategy ETF.\u00a0 However, Valkyrie Investments, who had been tipped to be the forerunner for the SEC\u2019s approval, finally won the race, securing the commission&#8217;s green light to launch the first-ever Ether futures ETF in the US.\u00a0 Following the official launch of an Ether futures ETF, there is likely a massive positive effect on ETH price movement. Just in the last two days of similar positive news around this investment fund, the second-largest cryptocurrency already rose by 4%, based on data from CoinMarketCap.\u00a0 Now, the recent token transfers by the FTX hacker are usually associated with an impending sell action. Thus, there is a possibility that this bad actor could be planning to take profit from the potential ETH price surge, which could be generated from the launch of ETH futures ETF.\u00a0 Such selling action is a common practice by crypto whales and is known to induce a bearish trend, which could be dangerous for small traders.\u00a0 At the time of writing, ETH trades at $1,677, with a 5.77% gain in the last day. Meanwhile, the token\u2019s daily trading volume is down by 44.35% and valued at $3.8 billion.\u00a0 ETH trading at $1,675.57 on the hourly chart | Source: ETHUSDT chart on Tradingview.com Featured image from Money,chart from Tradingview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":553637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13625],"tags":[8323,16163,89538,89539,1946,78803],"class_list":["post-553634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ethereum","tag-eth","tag-eth-price","tag-ether-futures","tag-ether-futures-etf","tag-ethereum","tag-ethusdt"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<title>FTX Exploiter Transfers 5,000 ETH Ahead of Ether Futures ETF Launch<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"FTX Hacker Moves 5,000 ETH as Ether Futures ETF launch 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