FTX Insolvency Estate to Sell 41M Solana Tokens at Steep Discount

The estate of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX plans to sell its 41 million SOL tokens, worth $7.65 billion, to institutional investors at $60 each, a 68% discount to their current market price. Despite creditors' objections, the estate claims that customers will be made whole, while Judge Kaplan emphasizes that the sentencing hearing is not for addressing issues with creditors' claims. The sale, confirmed by Neptune Digital Assets' acquisition of 26,964 SOL at $64 per token, has a four-year vesting period. Concurrently, FTX creditors are suing Sullivan and Cromwell for alleged involvement in the FTX fraud.

FTX Insolvency Estate to Dispose of 41 Million Solana Tokens at Substantial Discount

New York, March 28, 2023 - The estate overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX plans to liquidate its substantial holdings of Solana (SOL) tokens, amounting to approximately $7.65 billion at the time of this report. Institutional investors will acquire the tokens at a deeply discounted price of $60 per token, representing a 68% reduction from their current market value.

The impending sale has garnered significant attention within the crypto community and among FTX creditors. Sunil Kavuri, an FTX creditor, raised concerns during the sentencing hearing for FTX co-founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) on March 28. Kavuri alleged that the estate's attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell had disregarded the property rights of creditors by liquidating crypto assets at substantial losses. "They have liquidated billions of dollars of crypto assets," Kavuri stated. "There's a token S&C sold at 11 cents; it's now trading at two dollars."

In an earlier victim impact statement, Kavuri asserted that the FTX estate possessed 41.1 million Solana tokens, which should be distributed to creditors. He expressed his disapproval of the planned sale of these tokens at a significant discount. "They were planning to sell them for $60; the price today is $187," Kavuri remarked.

Presiding Judge Lewis A. Kaplan acknowledged Kavuri's claims but emphasized that the sentencing hearing was focused exclusively on SBF's punishment and not on addressing the concerns raised by creditors. "I accept your assertion that the claim customers will be made whole is inaccurate," Judge Kaplan stated.

Despite the objections from creditors, at least one investor has confirmed the discounted sale. On March 27, Canadian blockchain firm Neptune Digital Assets announced the acquisition of 26,964 SOL tokens at $64 per token, a 67% discount from their當時市價。儘管 Neptune Digital Assets 沒有指明其交易對手，但銷售條款與 FTX 破產產業提供的報價條件相符。

根據彭博社 3 月 7 日的報導，購買 Solana 代幣的歸屬期為四年。

與破產程序同時進行，FTX 債權人對 Sullivan and Cromwell 提出集體訴訟，指控該公司在成為交易所的破產顧問之前就參與了 FTX 的詐騙行為。