Binance and Huobi Blocks FTT Deposits After $400M Worth of Tokens Released out of Schedule

Crypto exchanges Binance and Huobi blocked deposits of FTT, FTX's native tokens, Sunday after about $400 million worth of the tokens were released out of schedule.

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FTT tokens follow an unlocking schedule wherein large batches of the tokens are periodically released. On Sunday, however, the tokens were released out of schedule without warning or communication from FTX or related parties.

Over 192 million FTT tokens were released, blockchain data shows. These were released from the main deployer address.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao noted on Twitter: "Binance has stopped FTT deposit, to prevent potential of questionable additional supplies affecting the market. Also encourage other exchanges to do the same."

He wrote: "FTT contract deployers moved all remaining FTT supply worth $400 million, which should be unlocked in batches. Not too sure what’s going on."

Justin Sun-backed Huobi Global followed the move shortly afterwards. "(We) will closely monitor the situation," Sun tweeted.

The FTT release follows the week-long drama involving FTX, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday. Contagion risks are now permeating throughout the broader crypto market.