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Babel Finance explores new restructuring opportunities with DeFi project
Babel Finance is considering a new restructuring opportunity that involves the creation of a new decentralized finance (DeFi) project called Hope. This project aims to generate revenue to repay debts owed to creditors, and will mint a new stablecoin using Bitcoin and Ether as collateral.
Babel Finance Lost Over $280m in Proprietary Trading with Customer Funds
Babel Finance has undergone severe loss as it executed proprietary trading with customer funds. The Asian crypto lender is in trouble and has abruptly suspended client withdrawals from last month.
Zipmex Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Seeking Moratoriums from Third Party Creditors
Singapore-based crypto trading platform Zipmex has filed a moratorium for seeking bankruptcy protection from the local court. Some of its core activities have been suspended.
In Talks with "Interested Parties" for Bailout, Says Zipmex
Zipmex cryptocurrency trading platform is looking ahead as it has confirmed that it is in talks with interested parties who would like to bail out the platform from its recently identified woes.
ZipmexX Suspends Withdrawals, Citing Celsius and Babel Risk Exposure
Asia's leading digital asset exchange ZipmexX has suspended users' cryptocurrency withdrawals, citing the move as the exchange's assets could be swallowed up by the financial crisis facing the Celsius Network and cryptocurrency lender Babel Finance.
Babel Finance to Hire Restructuring Specialist Houlihan Lokey: Sources
Babel Finance has tapped restructuring specialist Houlihan Lokey to explore options for reworking its debt. The firm faces financial difficulties triggered by the current extreme market conditions.
Top Executives Quit as Babel Finance Sees Financial Woes
Top employees are leaving Babel Finance as the firm has not reached an amicable solution to its accounting challenges. Meanwhile, thousands of customers are still unable to access their funds.
Babel Finance Reaches Agreement on Modalities for Repayment of its Loans
Following the halt of its withdrawals amidst its inability to pay its creditors as the crypto market meltdown took a bearish turn in the past few days, Babel Finance has announced measures to ease off its immediate operational burdens.
Babel Finance Halts Withdrawals as Crypto Market Plunges
Amid the current selloff, Babel Finance has become the latest to suspend withdrawals. The crypto lender said that its woes are triggered by the current difficult market conditions.
Crypto-financial Lender Babel Finance Secures $80m in Series B Funding, Valuated up to $2Bn
Hong Kong-based crypto-financial lender Babel Finance has raised $80 million in Series B funding at a valuation of $2 billion.