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<p>The interim judicial managers overseeing the restructuring process of troubled Singaporean crypto lender Hodlnaut have firmly opposed the takeover offer presented by OPNX, the Dubai-based crypto bankruptcy claims trading platform associated with the founders of the now-defunct hedge fund, Three Arrows Capital.</p><h2 id="header-0">Speculative token value</h2><p>In a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-19/opnx-s-30-million-crypto-bid-for-hodlnaut-rebuffed-due-to-illiquid-flex-token" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">report</a> published on Tuesday, Bloomberg referred to a recent court filing in which the administrators of Hodlnaut had characterized OPNX’s $30 million bid in FLEX digital tokens as “illiquid” and bearing “speculative value.” Additionally, a significant portion of Hodlnaut Group’s creditors, representing 60% of the total debt, had also voiced their dissent towards the proposed OPNX deal.</p><p>Hodlnaut, headquartered in Singapore with operations in Hong Kong, found itself among the<a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/holdnaut-creditors-seek-liquidation-c05ea649dafa" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> casualties</a> of the $1.5 trillion crypto market downturn last year. OPNX had expressed its<a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/opnx-makes-a-play-for-struggling-crypto-lender-hodlnaut-e96b285d411a" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> interest</a> in taking control of Hodlnaut last month.</p><p>Among the concerns raised by managers were the absence of a cash injection or assets with readily available liquidity, such as Bitcoin or Ether. Furthermore, there was no clear timeline provided for the repayment of creditors’ debts, and the proposal lacked detailed information regarding payments, which are limited to just 30% of liabilities, according to the court-appointed supervisors of Hodlnaut’s restructuring.</p><h2 id="header-1">FLEX token offering</h2><p>The FLEX token, associated with the CoinFLEX exchange, whose founders Mark Lamb and Sudhu Arumugam launched OPNX earlier this year, is at the center of the proposal. Currently, it holds a market value of approximately $54.4 million. However, its trading volume remains low. Moreover, its unit value stands at $0.55, marking a substantial 95% decrease from a month ago when the offer was first submitted to the Singapore court, as per data from CoinGecko.</p><p>The deal would have meant OPNX taking a 75% stake in the business. Previously, Hodlnaut’s founders Simon Lee and Zhu Juntao had put forward a proposal of a business sale rather than liquidating the company as the preferred option.</p><p>Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, co-founders of Singapore’s Three Arrows Capital, played instrumental roles in the inception of OPNX, joining with the CoinFLEX founders in establishing the bankruptcy claims trading platform. Despite their initial contributions, it’s worth noting that Zhu has previously clarified that neither he nor Davies are involved in the day-to-day management of the exchange.</p><h2 id="header-2">Regulatory sanctions</h2><p>In recent developments, Zhu and Davies were<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/6503abe9650aaf31c9b9d2c8/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> sanctioned</a> with a nine-year ban by the Monetary Authority of Singapore due to violations connected to their collapsed hedge fund firm, which operated out of Singapore. Furthermore, in August, authorities in Dubai<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/64dd72dc62fbc7602bf86bcc/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> levied fines</a> against Zhu, Davies, Mark Lamb, OPNX CEO Leslie Lamb, and Arumugam for operating and promoting OPNX without the required local license.</p><p>The rejection of OPNX’s bid by Hodlnaut’s bankruptcy administrators underscores the challenges implicated by illiquid tokens. The fate of Hodlnaut remains uncertain, pending further developments in the ongoing legal proceedings, and will depend upon its management’s efforts in finding a new buyer for the business.</p>

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