Just-In: FTX Japan To Resume Withdrawals This Year
Crypto exchange FTX Trading’s Japanese arm FTX Japan plans to resume withdrawals by the end of this year. While the withdrawals are currently suspended, FTX Japan’s executive said on Monday that the team is already developing its withdrawal system.
Meanwhile, FTX Accounts Drainer continues to withdraw crypto assets, siphoning off over $600 million on the first day. The hacker currently swaps Ethereum holdings to renBTC and bridges it to Bitcoin.
Withdrawals to Resume by Year-End, Says FTX Japan Executive
FTX Japan’s executives in an interview said it is preparing a system to resume withdrawals by the end of the year, reported Japan Broadcasting Corp. on November 21.
The withdrawals are currently suspended as FTX Japan uses the same payment system as its parent company FTX, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried filed bankruptcy for over 130 companies under FTX.
FTX Japan executive claims a separate withdrawal system is under development and the goal is to resume withdrawals for customers by the end of this year. Moreover, the Japanese arm has around 19.6 billion yen ($138 million) in deposits as of November 10. However, it has not confirmed the outflow of customer assets overseas. Also, the exchange was ordered by Japan’s Financial Services Agency to suspend operations on November 10.
According to the court filing, FTX owes almost $3.1 billion to the top 50 creditors. The largest creditor has a claim worth $226 million. The FTX crisis affected over 1 million customers.
FTX Accounts Drainer Dumps Ethereum for Bitcoin
FTX Accounts Drainer continues to withdraw crypto assets from FTX and FTX US wallets, converting them to Ethereum. Recently, the hacker started swapping Ethereum for renBTC, converting it to Bitcoin.
PeckShieldAlert data reveals FTX Accounts Drainer holds 185,735.29 ETH worth nearly $207 million. It is now the 43rd largest holder of Ethereum. FTX Accounts Drainer 1 transferred 15K ETH to 0x8059, then 0x8059 swapped ETH for renBTC and 0.33 WBTC, bridging to Bitcoin.
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