FTX and Alameda Unstaked 198,426 SOL Worth $16.21 Million
Onchain Lens reported on April 13 that FTX and Alameda removed 198,426 SOL from staking (locking crypto to earn rewards), a move that can return tokens to liquid circulation.
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Fact Check
The strongest directly validated evidence is the PANews article "FTX/Alameda将约19.84万枚SOL解除质押，价值1621万美元 | PANews," which explicitly states the claim and cites an Onchain Lens post. That provides aligned, non-empty fetched content. In addition, the supplied Odaily link traced to an Arkham X post, which is at least directionally consistent with the topic involving FTX/Alameda and SOL movements. However, confidence remains low because the underlying primary-source X posts at https://x.com/OnchainLens/status/2043488351576371265 and https://x.com/arkham/status/2043552258760286695 could not be fetched, and search attempts produced no extra corroboration during this run.
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Terms & Concepts
- Staking: Locking cryptocurrency in a blockchain network to help support operations and earn rewards.
- SOL: The native token of the Solana blockchain, used for network fees, staking, and transfers.
- Unstaking: The process of withdrawing previously staked tokens so they can become available for transfer or sale.