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In a video published on Wednesday, crypto analyst and trader Miles Deutscher devoted a lengthy segment to the long-anticipated distribution of FTX bankruptcy proceeds, arguing that tomorrow’s release of roughly $5 billion in stablecoins could become a pivotal liquidity shock for digital-asset markets.
$5 Billion Liquidity Hits Crypto Tomorrow
Deutscher reminded viewers that the cash component of the FTX estate—“around 5 billion in stablecoins,” as he put it—enters creditors’ accounts on May 30, the first wave of repayments since the exchange collapsed in 2022. “May 30th might be one of the most important days this cycle,” he said. “FTX is distributing over 5 billion in stablecoins to creditors this week. That’s around 2 percent of the total stable-coin supply.”
Because most victims “stayed in crypto despite the FTX blow-up,” Deutscher believes the bulk of the reimbursement will not be cashed out to traditional bank accounts but redeployed in-kind across the ecosystem. “When that $5 billion hits, it’s not sitting idle […] they’re going to rotate that liquidity back into the market,” he predicted, adding that the inflow “could be the catalyst that pushes Bitcoin to $120,000 and triggers the alt-season setup we’ve been waiting for.”
The YouTuber framed the timing as unusually propitious. Bitcoin trades near its prior all-time highs, Ethereum is showing its first sustained out-performance versus Bitcoin this year, and US lawmakers appear closer than ever to passing a regulatory framework for stablecoins. In that context, he argued, even a conservative estimate—where only a few hundred million dollars of the FTX haul migrates directly into smaller tokens—would still represent “net new liquidity that has not been in the space because retail money has been completely dry.”
Already Priced In?
Deutscher pushed back on the idea that the event has already been priced in: “It doesn’t feel like buy-the-rumor, sell-the-news […] otherwise people would have been talking about it all week. It’s only today that people are realizing this is actually happening in a couple of days’ time.” He called the forthcoming transfers “sleeper liquidity,” stressing that social-media and trading-desk chatter remains muted compared with last year, when repayment schedules first surfaced.
How the funds fragment once they land is, of course, unknowable. The analyst conceded that allocations will vary—some recipients will opt for Bitcoin or Ethereum, some may hold in stablecoins, others will chase speculative altcoins—but the overarching effect is expansionary. “What I do know is that this is net new liquidity hitting the market,” he said. “And what you’ve got to ask yourself is where that liquidity is going to go.”
Market participants will not have to wait long for first-order evidence. Redemption instructions inside the BitGo portal are already live, and creditors have until 1 June to complete know-your-customer verification. By tomorrow, at least a portion of the stable-coin tranche should be visible on-chain, giving analysts real-time data with which to confirm—or challenge—Deutscher’s thesis.
Whether the $5 billion surge proves a short-term jolt or the ignition point of a broader risk-on cycle, it will close one of crypto’s darkest chapters with an injection of fresh capital. As Deutscher summed up, “This could be a pretty good setup alongside the other catalysts that I’ve pointed out.” The market now waits to see whether the reclaimed funds will, indeed, become the tide that lifts all boats.
At press time, BTC traded at $107,873.
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