SafeMoon falls 31% in five hours after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
The token of decentralized finance protocol SafeMoon (SFM) has fallen 31% in five hours after the company filed for bankruptcy.
Safemoon officially applied for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, also known as “liquidation bankruptcy,” in a Dec. 14 filing to the United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Utah. The voluntary petition was filed by attorney Mark Rose, with Chief Judge Joel T. Marker assigned to the case.
A screenshot of a letter to employees purportedly written by the firm’s chief restructuring officer surfaced on Reddit, explaining that its bankruptcy run was why it was no longer able to pay employee wages prior to the filing.
“You will need to file a claim in the bankruptcy court for your unpaid wages,” the document read.
The latest blow comes only a month after the United States securities regulator charged SafeMoon, its founder Kyle Nagy, CEO John Karony, and CTO Thomas Smith in November for violating securities laws in what the regulator described as “a massive fraudulent scheme.”
The cryptocurrency fell from $0.000065 on Dec. 14 at 8:24pm UTC to $0.000045 over a five-hour period after the news, according to CoinGecko. It did, however rebounded back to $0.000061 in a rapid-fire 10 minute span.
SMF fell 31% immediately following the bankruptcy filing before regaining slightly. SFM is currently changing hands for $0.00005729. The token is down 98.2% from its highest price of $0.0033 on Jan. 5, 2022, and its once $1 billion market cap has now tumbled to $34.5 million.
Several former SafeMoon supporters expressed frustration on Reddit in reflection of the bankruptcy, alleging they were rug-pulled by the SafeMoon developers.
“The fact of the matter is, everyone has been scammed by the SafeMoon developers, including the mods that supported and trusted SafeMoon,” said Reddit user Jtenka.
Another Reddit user, “anonyamon42069,” said: “Never wanna even talk about how bad we all got scammed and especially the money I lost. To the idiots that still think SafeMoon has a chance and will ‘go to the moon’: seek help.”
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Santiago Melgarejo, a former nonfungible token analyst and sales specialist for SafeMoon, said in reflection that the “warning signs were there” all along, notably when many of the employees were abruptly fired despite many of them working a month without pay.
Recently learned about SafeMoon’s bankruptcy filing, and my thoughts are with my ex-colleagues who’ve been unpaid for a month, and the holders facing frustration and anger.
Reflecting back, the warning signs were there – notably, when many of us were abruptly fired over several…
— Santi (@Santi_NFT) December 14, 2023
SafeMoon was also exploited in March, resulting in a net loss of $8.9 million.
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It comes after the current Bangladeshi leader, Muhammad Yunus, said London properties used by Ms Siddiq should be investigated.
He told the Sunday Times the properties should be handed back to his government if they were acquired through “plain robbery”.
Tory leader Ms Badenoch said: “It’s time for Keir Starmer to sack Tulip Siddiq.
“He appointed his personal friend as anti-corruption minister and she is accused herself of corruption.
“Now the government of Bangladesh is raising serious concerns about her links to the regime of Sheikh Hasina.”
Ms Siddiq insists she has “done nothing wrong”.
Her aunt was ousted from office in August following an uprising against her 20-year leadership and fled to India.
Ms Siddiq is also named with her aunt in Bangladesh court documents about meetings with the Russian government.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has called on Sir Keir to sack the minister
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As economic secretary to the Treasury, Ms Siddiq is responsible for policy on both the City and tackling corruption.
She referred herself to the prime minister’s ethics watchdog on Monday following the reports about the properties.
On the same day, the prime minister said: “Tulip Siddiq has acted entirely properly by referring herself to the independent adviser, as she’s now done, and that’s why we brought into being the new code.
“It’s to allow ministers to ask the adviser to establish the facts, and yes, I’ve got confidence in her, and that’s the process that will now be happening.”
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