FTX exploiter moves $36.8M in Ether as Sam Bankman-Fried trial starts

The crypto wallet code linked to the FTX exploiter moved astir $36.8 cardinal worthy of Ether (ETH) successful the past 24 hours amid the ongoing tribunal trials of the defunct crypto exchange’s ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF).

Accounts linked to FTX and FTX U.S. were drained disconnected $600 cardinal connected Nov. 11, 2022, hours aft the crypto speech had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. At the time, FTX wide counsel Ryne Miller informed traders astir the hack caused by malware:

“FTX has been hacked. Chat is open. Please don’t spell to the FTX site, arsenic it mightiness download Trojans. Note that immoderate funds were retrieved.”

After astir 10 months of silence, the FTX exploiter began siphoning retired the stolen funds, starting with a transportation of 10,250 ETH worthy $17.1 cardinal via 4 addresses betwixt September 30 and October 1, confirms data from Spot On Chain.

The exploiter initially held 175,496 ETH ($294 million). However, the existent equilibrium successful their portfolio has travel down to $196.014 million, arsenic shown below.

Portfolio equilibrium of FTX exploiter. Source: Spot On Chain

Since Sept. 30, a full of 67,500 ETH has been transferred retired of 5 retired of the 15 wallet addresses linked to the FTX exploiter.

FTX exploiter transferred retired 10,250 ETH from code 0x3e9. Source: Spot On Chain

Out of the lot, 64,948 ETH ($108 million) was transferred done Thorchain router and 52 ETH (worth $84,000) to Railgun contract. The remaining 2,500 ETH ($4.19 million) was swapped for Bitcoin (tBTC).

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The proceedings of SBF successful transportation with the illness of FTX began connected Oct. 3. The entrepreneur has pleaded not blameworthy to each 7 counts of fraud and wealth laundering charges.

We decided to exemplify the lead-up to @SBF_FTX's trial. Here’s Bankman-Fried's beingness successful the slammer. From reflector monologues to peanut food banquets, the autumn is real. pic.twitter.com/v73IA6d5l2

— Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) October 3, 2023

On the 2nd time of the trial, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and SBF's defence squad provided their statements successful beforehand of the jury. While the DOJ continues to absorption its arguments connected SBF's alleged relation successful misleading investors connected the platform, the defence argued astir Bankman-Fried being a young entrepreneur who made concern decisions that “didn’t enactment out.”

Read much to enactment updated connected the latest developments astir the SBF-FTX tribunal trials.

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