Zonda Wallet lock 4,500 BTC; withdrawals late because keys missing

Published: 2026-04-17 03:50:59 |

Zonda Wallet tok say im cold Bitcoin wallet wey dey hold about 4,500 BTC no fit access because private keys don lost or no transfer. CEO Przemysław Kral talk say dem never give the keys to the current team and him point to former CEO Sylwester Suszek, wey don miss since March 2022. Kral deny any theft, him share the wallet address, and blockchain data wey the report cite show the wallet last active for November 2025. The balance dey estimated about $330M, wey raise immediate custody and solvency wahala. Users still dey report withdrawal delays. The article say Zonda receive over 25,000 withdrawal requests within days around April 6—well pass normal—so dem begin process BTC and ETH manually and throughput slow down more. E also talk say hot-wallet drop sharply (to about 0.18 BTC in March 2026 from over 55 BTC in 2024), wey cause liquidity fear. Zonda reject claims say dem insolvent, say their site still stable, and dem threaten legal action against media wey dem accuse of false reporting wey fit don make withdrawals waka more. The dispute don reach Poland parliament, where lawmakers dey ask if the 4,500 BTC fit don lost for good. For traders, this Zonda Wallet matter combine custody/key risk with withdrawal-queue pressure and possible liquidity stress, normally na short-term bearish sign for BTC sentiment and market stability.

Bearish

Di tok sayin Zonda Wallet custody don fail: if private keys tru tru miss an di cold BTC no fit access, e mean say customers get big, time-sensitive wahala. Even though na im no be direct BTC protocol mata, di mix of (1) fear say di locked 4,500 BTC fit loss for good, (2) withdrawal-queue/processing delays, and (3) reports say hot-wallet liquidity dey decline normally dey trigger risk-off feeling for BTC wey connect to exchange reliability. Short-term, traders fit front-run di uncertainty by dey reduce exposure or demand liquidity, wey fit put pressure on BTC volatility. Long-term, if legal/regulatory fallout continue and them confirm say di BTC no fit recover, e go strengthen custody-risk premium; but if Zonda later show say dem fit access am or dem go repay orderly, di bearish pressure fit fade.