FTX Moves to Generate More Revenues by Staking $170M in MATIC, ETH

• The FTX bankruptcy team staked $170 million in MATIC and ETH.
• The move took the crypto community by surprise, causing a stir.
• FTX likely aims to generate additional revenue amid a $3.4 billion liquidation plan.

In a recent development, the team overseeing the bankruptcy processes of the embattled FTX exchange has made a significant move in the crypto staking arena, causing a stir in the crypto community.

Specifically, the prominent crypto-focused Chinese reporter Colin Wu disclosed that the FTX bankruptcy team staked nearly $10 million in a staking pool with a yield of 4.6%. According to Wu, the FTX team committed Polygon (MATIC) tokens worth $9.5 million to staking. Interestingly, Wu noted that the same FTX address also stated 24,000 Ethereum tokens, equivalent to approximately $37.45 million. Therefore, the cumulative of the staked cryptocurrency from the FTX-controlled wallet is $170 million.

To bolster his claim, the Chinese reporter included a blockchain explorer link of the FTX wallet under the well-known crypto intelligence platform Arkham. The intelligence platform indicated that FTX has a crypto portfolio of over $164 million, down by nearly $700k over the past 24 hours.

The crypto community sees FTX’s staking of cryptocurrency as an amusing move to generate additional revenue. Crypto investor Timothy Musick remarked humorously to Colin Wu’s post on X, saying, “[FTX] not only get to sell the supply, but they are staking it to acquire more?!”

It is worth mentioning that the Polygon and Ethereum tokens, which FTX is reportedly staking, represent a part of the cryptocurrencies the bankruptcy firm received approval to liquidate to pay up its debtors. As Coin Edition reported, FTX will be liquidating about $3.4 billion over the next few weeks, with MATIC and ETH making up about $39 and 90 million.