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OPNX’s $30M Hodlnaut bid rejected as FLEX token plummets 90%: Report

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The interim judicial managers of Hodlnaut argued that the $30 million offer of FLEX tokens is “illiquid” and has “speculative value.” The interim judicial managers of the collapsed cryptocurrency lender Hodlnaut have reportedly rejected the latest buyout deal amid the settlement token plummeting 90%. Hodlnaut administrators have opposed the takeover terms from cryptocurrency exchange OPNX, which was established by Kyle Davies and Su Zhu, the co-founders of failed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). In a recent court filing, the interim managers argued that the $30 million offer of Flex (FLEX) token s is “illiquid” and has “speculative value,” Bloomberg reported on Sept. 19. A majority of Hodlnaut Group’s creditors accounting for 60% of the total debt amount also opposed the OPNX deal. The administrators referred to FLEX losing roughly 90% of value since OPNX made an offer to take over 75% of Hodlnaut in early August 2023. At the time of the proposal, FLEX traded at around $7. Acc...

Crypto lender Babel gets extended creditor protection in Singapore

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Hong Kong-based Babel Finance will have more than a year to repay debts to its creditors after suspending withdrawals in June 2022. Troubled cryptocurrency Lending firm Babel Finance has more time to repay debts to creditor s like Deribit after suspending withdrawals in 2022. A court in Singapore has extended creditor protection for Babel Finance by another three months, Bloomberg reported on April 18. According to Babel co-founder and former CEO Flex Yang, the moratorium will last until July 21, enabling the firm to pursue its restructuring plan via a new decentralized finance (DeFi) project called Hope. Flex returned to oversee Babel’s restructuring process a few years after stepping down from CEO role in 2021. Flex Yang, former CEO of Babel Finance and founder of the Hope DeFi ecosystem. Source: TechCrunch Babel’s restructuring plan involves new tokens called “Babel Recovery Coins,” which are aimed at allowing the troubled lender to generate revenue for repaying as much as $800 mi...