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In the ongoing confusion of the crypto market sentiment, the recent report from a prominent Filecoin liquid staking platform has gathered everyone’s attention. On April 9, 2024, STFIL raised concerns within the crypto community as it revealed that some of its core technical team members are currently under investigation by<a href="https://news.todayq.com/chinese-police-reveal-282-mln-in-illegal-crypto-transactions-whats-going-on/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Chinese police</a>. What’s happened with STFIL? 
The platform, boasting just under $40 million in total value locked (TVL), disclosed the unsettling news in a recent statement. According toreports, STFIL’s team members are experiencing scrutiny, prompting the engagement of legal support to navigate the situation. The platform, however, refrained from delving into the specifics surrounding the investigation. 
Adding to the uncertainty, it was disclosed that tokens worth approximately $23 million were transferred to an unidentified external address during the period of team member detention. The address in question reportedly holds over 2.5 million FIL tokens, prompting STFIL to call upon the crypto community for assistance in tracking the funds and safeguarding the interests of stakeholders.
The incident has sparked widespread concern and discussions within the crypto landscape. Additionally, it highlights the importance of transparency and security measures within decentralized platforms. As investigations continue and stakeholders await further updates, the community remains vigilant amid the evolving situation surrounding STFIL and its team members. Filecoin price-performance analysis 
Following this concern, Filecoin’s FIL token price doesn’t seem affected. Currently, the FIL token is trading near $9.22, and in the last 24 hours, it experienced a decent 1% upside momentum. If we look at the performance of FIL tokens over a longer period, in the last 7 days, FIL price is up by 7%. Whereas, in the last 30 days, the FIL token experienced a massive nearly 18% downside momentum.
On the other hand, top cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Binance Coin, and many others experienced a price fall in the last 24 hours. However, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency Bitcoin experienced nearly 2% downside momentum.
Beside all these concerns, the investors’ as well as traders’ activity also increased by 15% and it currently stands near $272 million. Whereas, the 24-hour volume of the overall crypto market has also increased by nearly 10%, and at the time of writing it stands at $95.16 billion.

Chinese police detain STFIL member, Will this affect Filecoin?

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