According to Cointelegraph: On April 22, Arkham claimed via X, "There are dozens of accounts with 6-7 figures stuck in bridge contracts, forgotten about," citing wallets linked to Ethereum's co-founder Vitalik Buterin, crypto exchange Coinbase, and varied DeFi whales as examples.
Backing up their assertion, Arkham showcased two screenshots depicting fund transfers to and from the Arbitrum and Optimism bridges.
Specifically, Arkham pinpointed a wallet that previously received 50 Ether (ETH) from Buterin, now showing $1.05 million immobilized in the Optimism bridge for seven months. Assuming Buterin's ownership of the address, it would represent a minor proportion of his sizable $789 million cryptocurrency portfolio, per Arkham's data.
Another wallet, linked to Bofur Capital, and purportedly a Celsius creditor, has been stagnating with $1.8 million in wrapped-Bitcoin (WBTC) in the Arbitrum bridge, untouched for 27 months. Similarly, Thomasg.eth - the anonymous founder of decentralized air transportation solution, Arrow - has $800,000 in Ether stalled in the Arbitrum bridge.
Moreover, Arkham revealed that Coinbase attempted to bridge $75,000 in USD Coin (USDC) to Ethereum through the Optimism bridge six months ago, yet it remains unclaimed on Ethereum's base layer.
Worth noting is the possibility that these wallet owners maintain control over their funds and have opted to deliberately leave them parked there.
