DWF Labs Deposits $CRV To Binance Amid Market Losses Following Curve Hack

DWF Labs has recently made a significant move by depositing 2 million $CRV tokens, valued at approximately $683,000, to Binance just five hours ago.

This transaction has caught the attention of the crypto community, particularly given DWF Labs’ involvement in Curve’s past financial challenges.

Last year, during a liquidation crisis, DWF Labs purchased 12.5 million $CRV tokens from Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov through an over-the-counter (OTC) deal at a price of $0.40 per token, amounting to a $5 million investment.

As of now, DWF Labs still holds 10.5 million $CRV, worth around $3.5 million, making it the third-largest holding in their portfolio. However, with the current market price of $CRV, DWF Labs is facing an estimated total loss of $824,000, representing a 16.5% decline.

DWF Labs (@DWFLabs) deposited 2M $CRV ($683K) to #Binance 5 hours ago.

Notably, DWF Labs:
• bought 12.5M $CRV from Curve founder Michael Egorov via an OTC at $0.4 ($5M) during last year’s liquidation crisis;
• still has 10.5M $CRV ($3.5M) left, which ranks 3rd in their… https://t.co/cXo5lrHiGR pic.twitter.com/kZiHVwTXO4

— Spot On Chain (@spotonchain) August 22, 2024

Development Came After The Curve Finance $CRV Hack 

This development follows a major security breach on July 31st, when on-chain data revealed that approximately $52 million was stolen in a hack targeting Curve Finance.

In response to the hack, on August 1st, Curve founder Michael Egorov took swift action to stabilize the situation by selling 34.5 million $CRV tokens for 13.8 million $USDT at a rate of $0.40 per token via OTC deals. The buyers included prominent players in the crypto space: DWF Labs acquired 12.5 million $CRV for $5 million, Wintermute secured 2.5 million $CRV for $1 million, and Justin Sun, the founder of TRON, purchased 5 million $CRV for $2 million.

🚨 After the #Curve hack, @CurveFinance founder has sold 34.5M $CRV for 13.8M $USDT in total at $0.4 via OTC over the past 6hrs, incld:

12.5M $CRV for 5M $USDT to @DWFLabs 1hr ago

2.5M $CRV for 1M $USDT to @wintermute_t 3hrs ago

5M $CRV for 2M $USDT to @justinsuntron 4hrs ago https://t.co/3fQsMvHXzj pic.twitter.com/m2oR7QqPE1

— Spot On Chain (@spotonchain) August 1, 2023

DWF Labs’ recent deposit of $CRV to Binance may indicate a strategic move to mitigate losses or rebalance their portfolio amid ongoing market volatility. As the fallout from the Curve hack continues to unfold, all eyes are on how these major stakeholders will navigate the challenges ahead.

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