A report published from the Block states the crypto lender platform Hodlnaut is currently facing a financial deficit of $193 million The report further states that Hodlnaut had earlier invested funds in Terra’s failed stablecoin protocol UST
Per a report published from the Block, the troubled crypto lender platform has encountered a financial deficit of $193 million. The report further outlined the firm had also invested some of its stake in UST, Terra’s infamous stablecoin protocol, followed by outlining the extent of its financial deficit that led the platform to halt its withdrawals earlier this month.
Hodlnaut Affidavit Shows The Extent Of Its Financial Deficit
The affidavit acquired from the Block further highlights the extent in the crisis the firm had encountered earlier this month. Per the report, Hodlnaut has an outstanding liability of SGD 391 million ($281 million) as compared to its assets worth SGD 122 million ($88 million), which ultimately brings about the firm encountering a deficit of $193 million.
“As of 8 August 2022, the Hodlnaut Group has an outstanding liability balance of SGD 391M and estimated realizable assets of SGD 122M in cryptocurrency. This financial position gives the Hodlnaut Group a realizable cryptocurrency Asset to Debt ratio of about 0.31 (ie. 31 cents within the dollar),” the affidavit further adds (Block)
It was recently revealed that the troubled crypto lender had also invested some of its stake in Terra’s failed stablecoin protocol to maximize its yields and deliver the acquired profits to the customers.
A Twitter user popularly referred to as Fat Man had earlier uploaded a new filing that claimed the Hodlnaut had previously established financial connections with Terra by investing some of its AUM in UST. As reported earlier by EWN, the Terra UST crash was dubbed as one of the biggest crypto crashes in history, which further resulted in Hodlnaut losing a significant $190 million worth of funds. It is worth noting that Hodlnaut had earlier denied its exposure to UST stablecoin.
In a new filing from Hodlnaut, they admit to have had most of their AUM in UST through their HK DeFi spin-off entity, and they lost a whopping $190m within the Terra crash. Despite this, they continued to tell customers they had zero Anchor exposure. Send JT and CT to prison. https://t.co/6knPSgrV8r pic.twitter.com/e3wt7VgfY8
— FatMan (@FatManTerra) August 19, 2022
Citing the affidavit procured, The Block’s report further highlights the firm had encountered higher net outflows of around $150 million as customers were in a state of frenzy and wished to recover their funds from the platform. The affidavit further adds which the platform is getting excited about exploring the choice of permitting “limited exits” for users at 25 cents over the dollar.
Hodlnaut may be the latest crypto lender platform that had joined the growing bandwagon of crypto enterprises that had recently halted withdrawals citing “extreme market conditions.” The firm had announced its decision to prevent withdrawals and deposits earlier this month and had also filed for court protection to sort its financial proceedings.