Worldcoin declines as FTX plans to auction locked WLD tokens

Worldcoin (WLD) is down over 6% on Wednesday following news of FTX estate's plan to sell its WLD holdings this week. The sale will be made via an auction to raise funds for its creditors.

FTX is set to sell locked WLD tokens worth nearly $38 million

In a bid to settle the rest of its creditors, FTX estate plans to sell off its locked Worldcoin tokens later this week via an auction. In an X post on Monday, Figure CEO stated that the auction will be conducted this week with a "75%’ish" discount.

FTX currently holds 22.3 million locked WLD tokens worth nearly $37 million, with which it plans to raise funds for its creditors. Interested participants are also required to apply with their bids within a limited period, as the company shows no interest in future auctions for this token. The Block stated that two of its sources also confirmed the news.

Earlier this year, FTX estate sold 1.8 million Solana (SOL) tokens, which generated approximately $232 million in an auction that concluded on April 25. Bids for these locked tokens ranged from $85 to $110 each, with successful bids settling around $95.

WLD has fallen 6% in the past 24 hours and may continue to decline following the potential FTX estate token auction.

Additionally, investors need to be cautious of a potential WLD supply shock in the coming weeks. Worldcoin will experience an unlock of WLD tokens worth $336 million throughout October.

Worldcoin's unlock schedule was originally set to end in 2026 but was shifted by an additional two years. The identity-based project will witness 2 million WLD tokens being unlocked daily until July 2028, after which it will have released 80% of its tokens into circulation.