Arthur Hayes compra 72.000 dólares en ETHFI 5 horas antes de su listado en Upbit: El mercado toma nota

ambcryptoPublished on 2026-03-19Last updated on 2026-03-19

Abstract

Arthur Hayes, cofundador de BitMEX, compró 132.730 tokens ETHFI (valorados en ~72.800 dólares) apenas cinco horas antes de que el exchange surcoreano Upbit anunciara su listado en el mercado de wones. La transacción, realizada a través de Anchorage Digital, ha avivado las acusaciones de trading con información privilegiada, dada la influencia de Upbit y la fuerte participación minorista en Corea del Sur. Previamente ya había invertido millones en tokens DeFi, incluido ETHFI. Upbit implementó controles temporales de trading tras el listado, congelando compras y limitando órdenes de venta a bajo precio.

EthereumFi [ETHFi] está atrayendo miradas tras un importante listado en exchange y una operación bien sincronizada.

Horas antes de que el exchange surcoreano Upbit anunciara el listado de ETHFi, se vio a Arthur Hayes comprando el token. Para contextualizar, este listado es bastante significativo, dada la fuerte participación minorista de Corea del Sur y su preferencia por las altcoins.

Hayes y las acusaciones de trading con información privilegiada

Arthur Hayes, cofundador de BitMEX y CIO de Maelstrom, acumuló ETHFI poco antes de un listado clave en el mayor exchange de Corea del Sur, Upbit.

Según datos de Lookonchain, Hayes recibió 132.730 ETHFI (aproximadamente 72.800 dólares) de Anchorage Digital aproximadamente cinco horas antes de que el exchange confirmara la adición del token a su mercado de wones surcoreanos (KRW).

La sincronización, por supuesto, ha echado leña al fuego de la narrativa de trading con información privilegiada.

A principios de este año, desplegó más de 3,4 millones de dólares en múltiples tokens DeFi, incluido ETHFi. Los datos también revelaron que aproximadamente un mes antes, Hayes movió 2,15 millones de ETHFI a alrededor de 0,47 dólares, lo que podría ser actividad de distribución anterior.

La última adquisición ocurrió cerca de los 0,55 dólares por token.

Es notable que, como parte de los controles estándar de listado, Upbit restringió temporalmente las órdenes. Esto incluyó una breve congelación de compras y límites en órdenes de venta a precios bajos, mientras se aplicaba trading solo por límite durante la fase inicial.

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