Five Market Makers Nearing Worldcoin (WLD) Loan Settlement Date
In July, according to EmberCN, when Worldcoin (WLD) launched, it lent a collective sum of 100 million WLD to five market makers to enhance liquidity. According to the terms, these market makers must either return the coins or buy them at a price ranging between $2 to $3.12 by the conclusion of a three-month term, which is slated for October 22. With the date less than a month away, a close examination of the recent on-chain activities and the current WLD holding statuses of these market makers unveils notable insights.
Wintermute
Initially allocated 28 million WLD, Wintermute now holds 14.16 million WLD on-chain. In the recent fortnight, there has been a retrieval of 1.93 million WLD from Binance. This reflects a possible preparation towards fulfilling the loan settlement terms. The retrieval also suggests a level of activity that might be aimed at either returning the borrowed sum or purchasing them as per the agreed price range.
Amber Group
Amber Group started with an allocation of 24 million WLD, but its current on-chain holdings have dwindled to 4.5 million WLD. In July, a hefty sum of 19.5 million WLD was transferred to various centralized exchanges (CEX), with no recent retrievals noted from these platforms. The large transfer to exchanges could have been a move to take advantage of possible higher market prices, but the lack of recent retrievals from CEX might raise queries on their strategy towards the upcoming settlement deadline.
Flow Traders
Similar to Amber Group, Flow Traders was allocated 24 million WLD. They now hold 8.5 million WLD on-chain. Noteworthy is their recent activity where they retrieved 2.45 million WLD from multiple CEX in the last two weeks. This activity could be perceived as a step
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