The Wall Street Journal: Alameda hoarded related tokens on FTX a month before listing

ChainCatcher news, blockchain analysis company Argus found through analysis of on-chain data that from early 2021 to March this year during the FTX listing of tokens, Alameda held tokens worth approximately $60 million, which included 18 listed tokens related to the Ethereum blockchain. It is currently unclear whether or when Alameda sold the tokens tracked by Argus. Reportedly, during this period, FTX listed nearly 60 tokens based on the Ethereum blockchain. "What we see is that they basically almost always buy positions they hadn't bought in the previous month," said Omar Amjad, co-founder of Argus.

Spokespeople for Alameda and FTX did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Wall Street Journal. Former FTX CEO SBF stated in an email to The Wall Street Journal in February that Alameda had the same access to information as all other market makers on the platform, and that its traders did not have special access to customer information, market data, or trades. (The Wall Street Journal)