OPNX’s $30M Hodlnaut bid rejected as FLEX token plummets 90%: Report
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) tokens 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. According to data from CoinGecko, the Flex Coin is trading at $0.58 at the time of writing.
Apart from the concerns around FLEX, Hodlnaut’s interim judicial managers were worried about “no injection of cash or assets with similar liquidity,” implying major digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC) or Ether (ETH). The managers were also unsatisfied with OPNX providing no timeline for repayment of creditors’ debt and no details of payment beyond 30% of liabilities.
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FLEX is the native token of the Coinflex exchange, which is closely related to the OPNX platform as its founders Mark Lamb and Sudhu Arumugam also participated in the OPNX launch.
Coinflex suspended all withdrawals in June 2022, with the CEO citing extreme market conditions and “continued uncertainty involving a counterparty.” The exchange filed for restructuring in a Seychelles court as it seeks to recover $84 million in losses from a large individual customer. Coinflex expects to officially cease operations on Oct. 31, 2023, advising its customers to withdraw all funds from the platform by the shutdown date.
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Politics
Labour deputy leadership candidate accuses opponent’s team of ‘throwing mud’ and briefing against her
Lucy Powell has accused Bridget Phillipson’s team of “throwing mud” and briefing against her in the Labour deputy leadership race in a special episode of Sky’s Electoral Dysfunction podcast.
With just days to go until the race is decided, Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby spoke to the two leadership rivals about allegations of leaks, questions of party unity and their political vision.
Ms Powell told Electoral Dysfunction that through the course of the contest, she had “never leaked or briefed”.
But she said of negative stories about her in the media: “I think some of these things have also come from my opponent’s team as well. And I think they need calling out.
“We are two strong women standing in this contest. We’ve both got different things to bring to the job. I’m not going to get into the business of smearing and briefing against Bridget.
“Having us airing our dirty washing, throwing mud – both in this campaign or indeed after this if I get elected as deputy leader – that is not the game that I’m in.”
Ms Powell was responding to a “Labour source” who told the New Statesman last week: “Lucy was sacked from cabinet because she couldn’t be trusted not to brief or leak.”
Ms Powell said she had spoken directly to Ms Phillipson about allegations of briefings “a little bit”.
Bridget Phillipson (l) and Lucy Powell (r) spoke to Sky News’ Beth Rigby in a special Electoral Dysfunction double-header. Pics: Reuters
Phillipson denies leaks
But asked separately if her team had briefed against Ms Powell, Ms Phillipson told Rigby: “Not to my knowledge.”
And Ms Phillipson said she had not spoken “directly” to her opponent about the claims of negative briefings, despite Ms Powell saying the pair had talked about it.
“I don’t know if there’s been any discussion between the teams,” she added.
On the race itself, the education secretary said it would be “destabilising” if Ms Powell is elected, as she is no longer in the cabinet.
“I think there is a risk that comes of airing too much disagreement in public at a time when we need to focus on taking the fight to our opponents.
“I know Lucy would reject that, but I think that is for me a key choice that members are facing.”
She added: “It’s about the principle of having that rule outside of government that risks being the problem. I think I’ll be able to get more done in government.”
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Insider vs outsider
But Ms Powell, who was recently sacked by Sir Keir Starmer as leader of the Commons, said she could “provide a stronger, more independent voice”.
“The party is withering on the vine at the same time, and people have got big jobs in government to do.
“Politics is moving really, really fast. Government is very, very slow. And I think having a full-time political deputy leader right now is the political injection we need.”
The result of the contest will be announced on Saturday 25 October.
The deputy leader has the potential to be a powerful and influential figure as the link between members and the parliamentary Labour Party, and will have a key role in election campaigns. They can’t be sacked by Sir Keir as they have their own mandate.
The contest was triggered by the resignation of Angela Rayner following a row over her tax affairs. She was also the deputy prime minister but this position was filled by David Lammy in a wider cabinet reshuffle.
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