OKX Social Media Lead 海腾 Says 172 Million USDT Transfer Was Internal

OKX social media lead 海腾 invited Whale Alert to contact the exchange for address information after some social media accounts described a 172 million Tether (USDT) transfer from OKX to an “unknown wallet” as a hack.

海腾 said the transfer was an internal funds movement. He said an “unknown wallet” label means on-chain monitoring services had not identified who controlled the address; it does not establish that assets were stolen.

海腾 said OKX had already clarified the transaction through the same social media channel, but some accounts continued to portray it as a hack. He invited Whale Alert to contact OKX, saying the exchange would provide address information to help improve the labeling and reduce confusion about wallet ownership.

A separate 172,175,782 USDT transfer into OKX on Oct. 30 moved in the opposite direction.