Nexo-labeled address withdraws $153M in Wrapped BTC from MakerDAO

Nexo-labeled address withdraws $153M in Wrapped BTC from MakerDAO

The crypto community chose to link the funds' withdrawal with Nexo's insolvency rumors due to the wallet's name — Nexo: 0x8fd. Just a few days after market analysts predicted a 50% drop in NEXO price due to regulatory pressure and investor concerns, a crypto wallet address labeled as NEXO 0x8fd withdrew 7,758.8 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) — roughly worth $153M — from MakerDAO.On Sept. 26, regulators from eight U.S. states filed a cease-and-desist order against Nexo under the allegations of offering unregistered securities to investors without warning. Moreover, Kentucky regulators accused Nexo....


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