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Alameda Allays BitDAO’s Fears of 100M BIT Token Dump
In response to a request from BitDAO, principal trading firm Alameda Research has provided proof of funds. The DAO called for it on Tuesday due to concerns that Alameda may have had a hand in the BIT token’s unexpected plunge. This is the latest development in an ongoing debacle the Sam Bankman-Fried-led firm appears involved in.
Alameda and BitDAO Swap Agreement
In November last year, BitDAO and Alameda entered an agreement that saw them exchange 100M BIT tokens and 3362315 FTT tokens respectively. Both parties also reportedly committed to holding each other’s tokens for the next 3 years that is until November 2024.
However, earlier on Tuesday, the DAO’s native BIT token dropped 20% with little warning falling from $0.41 to $0.30. The negative movement prompted speculation that Alameda may have broken the agreement. BitDAO’s concerns were compounded after Igneus Terrenus, Bybit head of comms reported that FTX’s hot wallet held under 100M BIT coins.
BitDAO Issues 1-Day Deadline
Following the plunge, BitDAO submitted a proposal directing Alameda to put down an on-chain address for their BIT holdings. Ben Zhou, CEO, and co-creator of BitDAO’s parent company Bybit weighed in on the Alameda debacle in a Twitter post.
Nothing is confirmed but bitdao community would like to confirm a proof of fund from Alameda,” he said.
The proposal also included a warning in case Alameda failed to meet their request or provide an adequate response. Indeed, the BitDAO community was ready to discuss and jointly decide on a course of action for the FTT holdings in the BitDAO Treasury. The community gave Alameda a 24-hour deadline to respond to their proposal.
Alameda CEO Promptly Responds
Less than an hour after Zhou’s tweet went up, the CEO of Alameda Research Caroline Ellison responded in a comment. Ellison explained that they were currently tied up but would provide the needed proof of funds once they had a handle on things. Zhou appreciated the prompt feedback saying it gave the BitDAO community “a lot of confidence.”
busy at the moment but that wasn't us, will get you proof of funds when things calm down
— Caroline (@carolinecapital) November 8, 2022
Per Alameda’s Etherscan data, the firm carried out 5 operations on Tuesday. The first was a 499,996 BIT transfer from Coinbase which took place again just over an hour later for a total of 999,992 BIT. However, the largest of all the transactions was a 92,000,000 BIT transfer from SBF’s exchange platform FTX. Alameda also received 6.5M and 500k BIT from two separate unnamed wallets.
BitDAO’s request comes shortly after leading crypto exchange Binance revealed plans to liquidate its FTT holdings. FTT saw its value tank 25% on Tuesday following the announcement. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao described the move to offload FTT tokens as post-exit risk management “learning from LUNA.”
Liquidating our FTT is just post-exit risk management, learning from LUNA. We gave support before, but we won't pretend to make love after divorce. We are not against anyone. But we won't support people who lobby against other industry players behind their backs. Onwards.
— CZ ? Binance (@cz_binance) November 6, 2022
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