{"id":75356,"date":"2024-04-05T10:32:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T14:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=75356"},"modified":"2024-04-05T10:32:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T14:32:41","slug":"ftx-sells-30m-sol-tokens-at-64-each-to-industry-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ftx-sells-30m-sol-tokens-at-64-each-to-industry-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"FTX Sells 30M SOL Tokens at $64 Each to Industry Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/silvergate-faces-bankruptcy-issues-amid-capital-flight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amid bankruptcy, <\/a>FTX raises $1.9 billion by selling up to 30 million SOL tokens at $64 each to industry titans such as Galaxy Trading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jkl-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"FTX Sells 30M SOL Tokens at $64 Each to Industry Giants\" class=\"wp-image-54327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jkl-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jkl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jkl-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jkl-750x499.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jkl-1140x759.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jkl.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FTX Sells 30M SOL Tokens at $64 Each to Industry Giants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>FTX's bankruptcy administrators have executed the liquidation of a significant portion of their Solana (SOL) token holdings, constituting a pivotal event in the cryptocurrency market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The transaction encompassed the sale of between 25 million and 30 million locked-up SOL coins, each valued at $64, resulting in a substantial influx of $1.9 billion into the FTX estate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, this sale occurred at a juncture when SOL's market value hovered around $172 per token, thus signifying a considerable markdown for prospective buyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The magnitude of this liquidation has attracted widespread attention from prominent industry players, with entities such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.galaxy.com\/trading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Galaxy Trading<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; 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