FTX’s Crypto Liquidation Sales Unlikely to Cause Market Shock: Coinbase
CoinDesk
18 Sep 2023 8:32 AM
The token sales won’t flood the market because liquidations are bound by volume limits, the report said....
- Coinbase believes that the sale of tokens held by bankrupt crypto exchange FTX will not cause a market shock due to several mitigating factors.
- Liquidations are limited to $50 million per week in the first phase and will increase to $100 million in the following weeks.
- Committees representing FTX debtors need to approve a permanent increase to a maximum of $200 million a week.
- FTX holds approximately $1.16 billion in solana (SOL), $560 million in bitcoin (BTC), $192 million in ether (ETH), and $1.49 billion in other tokens.
- Strict controls are in place for selling certain 'insider-affiliated' tokens, requiring 10 days advance notice to committees.
- A large portion of FTX's solana holdings are locked up until 2025 as part of the token's vesting schedule.
- FTX will be able to hedge its sales of bitcoin, ether, and other tokens through an investment adviser once committee approval is received.
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