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<p class="is-style-lead">Justin Sun, the founder of Tron and advisor at Huobi, moved hundreds of millions of dollars over the past ten days, while negative news around execs circulated.</p> 
<p>The blockchain security firm PeckShield noted an Ethereum (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/ethereum/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://crypto.news/price/ethereum/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ETH</a>) wallet address, labeled as Sun, supplying around 67,000 wstETH, worth $140.8 million, to MakerDAO. ‘Sun’ borrowed 58 million DAI from the stablecoin generator.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PeckShieldAlert?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#PeckShieldAlert</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JustinSun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#JustinSun</a> labeled address on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ethereum?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Ethereum</a> supplied 67K <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24wstETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$wstETH</a> (~$140.8M) and borrowed 58M <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24DAI&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$DAI</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MakerDAO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#MakerDAO</a>, and then supplied these <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24DAI&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$DAI</a> into <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MakerDAO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#MakerDAO</a> to generate yield <a href="https://t.co/u5yBedTTLN" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/u5yBedTTLN</a> <a href="https://t.co/tZ6rP7PPyM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/tZ6rP7PPyM</a></p>— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeckShieldAlert/status/1689512290411069440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">August 10, 2023</a> 
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<p>Earlier today, PeckShield reported that Sun borrowed 77.8 million DAI from MakerDAO after supplying around $190 million worth of wstETH. Consequently, the Tron founder delivered his stablecoin holdings to MakerDAO to generate yield, per PeckShield.&nbsp;</p> 
<p> You might also like: <a href="https://crypto.news/justin-sun-other-crypto-investors-buy-crv-token-in-attempt-to-help-curve-finance/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Justin Sun, other crypto investors buy CRV token in attempt to help Curve Finance </a> </p> 
<p>On Aug. 8, Sun allegedly withdrew 200 million USDT from JustLend and transferred it along with 5,000 ETH, worth $9.14 million to Huobi.</p> 
<p>However, CoinDesk tweeted that an official from the exchange claimed the large movements did not belong to Sun.&nbsp;</p> 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="rumors-mounting-around-huobi">Rumors mounting around Huobi</h2> 
<p>On Aug. 6, Adam Cochran, a Yearn Finance contributor and partner at CEHV, claimed Huobi had been allegedly lying about its asset holdings.</p> 
<p>He said in a Twitter thread that the exchange currently holds roughly $92.98 million worth of USDT and USDC combined, while Huobi’s “Merkle Tree Audit” suggests over 631 million USDT.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">1/16<br><br>So why is Tether selling off?<br><br>Likely Huobi insolvency.<br><br>-Binance started selling off USDT in bulk.<br>-We found out that Huobi execs (and Tron personnel questioned by police)<br>-This is not long after Sun's stUSDT launch<br>-And weird balance shifts at Huobi in the last month <a href="https://t.co/f3HViYS93a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/f3HViYS93a</a></p>— Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) (@adamscochran) <a href="https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1687959096316542976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">August 5, 2023</a> 
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<p>Moreover, the analyst added that Huobi executives and Tron personnel were questioned by police. In another tweet replying to a representative from Huobi, Cochran states a Tron executive has already verified the investigation reports.</p> 
<p>Furthermore, Cochran’s tweet suggests <a href="https://crypto.news/justin-sun-other-crypto-investors-buy-crv-token-in-attempt-to-help-curve-finance/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Sun</a> has also been sharing inaccurate data regarding his Staked Tether (stUSDT). Sun’s product claims to have over 351,000 stakers, but on-chain data shows that Huobi and its advisor control 98% of the token.</p> 
<p>According to the thread, the exchange has also been sharing false data about its Ethereum holdings, with the analyst claiming that Sun is holding 50% of the total 141,000 stETH on Huobi.</p> 
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 <p>“Just like he did with Poloniex, Sun has been using Huobi as a personal piggy bank to earn from user deposits – and he can’t honor the balances there on ETH or USDT if users try and withdraw or sell in bulk.”</p> <cite>Adam Cochran talking about Justin Sun&nbsp;</cite> 
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<p> Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/huobi-to-launch-paypals-stablecoin-trading/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Huobi to launch PayPal’s stablecoin trading </a> </p>

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