FTX, Alameda-linked wallets send $75 million in ether to Wintermute, onchain data shows
- Wallets labeled as belonging to the FTX bankruptcy estate and Alameda Research transferred as much as 27,373 ether, worth about $75 million, to crypto market maker Wintermute.
- The transfers could indicate plans to sell or hedge the assets, but on-chain data does not show that Wintermute sold the ether or that it was intended for creditor repayments.
- The transfers come as the FTX Recovery Trust continues its creditor-distribution program, including a planned $2.2 billion payout in March.
Wallets labeled as belonging to the FTX bankruptcy estate and Alamada Research transferred as much as 27,373 ether
PeckShieldAlert flagged a transfer of 23,639 ether, worth roughly $65 million, from an Alameda Research and FTX bankruptcy estate-labeled address to a Wintermute wallet early on Wednesday. Onchain analyst EmberCN said six wallets transferred a combined 27,372 ether to Wintermute in a post on X. EmberCN traced the transfers and shared the Wintermute wallet movements on the Arkham intelligence platform.
The discrepancy between the two onchain analysts suggests that PeckShield’s alert identified the largest single transaction, whereas EmberCN took into consideration several transfers. The largest part of the transfer sent 23,639 ether to an labeled “Wintermute” on Etherscan.
A transfer to a market maker or over-the-counter platform can signal that a holder intends to sell or hedge a large position without sending it directly to an exchange. But the onchain data does not establish that Wintermute has sold the ether or that the transfer was made to fund creditor repayments.