Ocean Protocol y Fetch AI en disputa tras conversión masiva: 661M OCEAN por 286M FET

Dos titanes de la inteligencia artificial descentralizada chocan en una batalla que sacude los cimientos del ecosistema cripto.

La bomba que nadie esperaba

Ocean Protocol ejecuta una movida que deja a todos boquiabiertos - convierte 661 millones de tokens OCEAN en 286 millones de FET en una transacción que reescribe las reglas del juego corporativo en Web3.

Fetch AI responde con artillería pesada

El equipo de Fetch AI no se queda cruzado de brazos. Despliega su arsenal legal cuestionando cada aspecto de la operación mientras la comunidad especula sobre un posible hard fork que dividiría el ecosistema.

Mercados en modo pánico

Los traders reaccionan con ventas masivas - la volatilidad se dispara un 40% en 24 horas mientras los holders minoristas miran con horror cómo sus portfolios se desploman. Típico de la finanza tradicional infiltrándose en el espacio descentralizado.

Esta guerra entre gigantes prueba que incluso en la blockchain, los intereses corporativos siguen siendo el verdadero protocolo de consenso.

On-chain activity and the claims

In its thread on X, on-chain analytics platform BubbleMaps pointed out that in July, an Ocean Protocol team wallet (0x4D9B76Df13DF257A674AEc7Ec7232741A6E73883) converted about 661 million OCEAN into roughly 286 million FET and sent 90 million FET to GSR Markets, an over-the-counter (OTC) trading firm. 

On August 31, the remaining 196 million FET was reportedly sent to 30 newly created addresses, and by mid-October, most of those funds had been sent to Binance or OTC providers.

A total of 160 million FET was reportedly sent to Binance and 109 million FET to GSR Markets, bringing the combined amount to an estimated $120 million.

Ocean Protocol and Fetch AI trade public accusations 

In an X post made on October 15, Fetch AI’s CEO, Humayun Sheikh recounted the token movements, including the July conversion and the subsequent transfers to Binance and GSR, and framed them as contradictory to the spirit of the ASI alliance. 

In that post, he said that, were the actions to have been taken by Ocean as a stand-alone project, they “would be classed as a rug pull,” and he urged Binance, GSR, and other entities to investigate and “do the right thing.” 

Sheikh, in a prior post, had hinted that legal steps were being taken and that Fetch AI would pursue remedies to protect its community after he called out Ocean Protocol and OceanDAO for their role in the conversion and transfer of FET tokens.

Ocean Protocol’s CEO, Bruce Pon, responded to Sheikh on X by dismissing the accusations as “unfounded and baseless rumors” and saying the foundation was preparing a formal reply to address the claims. 

However, to date, a formal reply has not been made. Ocean Protocol announced on October 9 that it had withdrawn from the ASI alliance. However, that announcement did not mention the transfers.

Following Bubblemap’s post, Sheikh announced a $250,000 “reward to anyone who can uncover the OceanDAO signatories and their connections to Ocean Foundation.”

Stakes are high for the alliance and community trust

The ASI Alliance was promoted as a blueprint for cross-chain collaboration in artificial intelligence. It reportedly had a combined value of $7.5 billion at the beginning. However, the recent events between Ocean Protocol and Fetch AI have exposed the fragility of such partnerships when governance structures and token ownership are not clearly defined.

The lack of transparent reporting on token conversions on the part of Ocean Protocol raises eyebrows. However, its CEO has called on the parties of the partnership to “waive confidentiality on the adjudicator’s recent findings and let the community inspect and decide.” The recent events have left many token holders uncertain about the fate of their investments.

Fetch AI is likely to go ahead with litigation, as it is planning to do so as a collective with users that suffered losses as a result of the event.

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