April 30, 2024

Cryptolending platform Hodlnaut owes $35 million to Algorand Foundation

Cryptolending platform Hodlnaut owes $35 million to Algorand Foundation

Crypto lending platform Hodlnaut owes the Algorand Foundation $35 million in USD Coin (USDC) stablecoins. In non-profitThe organizations said they would use “all legal remedies” to recover assets.

“As part of the organization’s mission, we sometimes invest some of our surplus capital to generate profits in the development of the Algorand ecosystem,” the statement reads.

The organization noted that the debtHodlnaut accounts for less than 3% of the total assets of the Algorand Foundation. According to the statement, the situation does not entail operational risks and will not cause "liquidity problems".

Most of the debt comes from short-term deposits. The structure lost access to them when on August 8, 2022, the landing platform suspended the withdrawal of funds and operations with tokens.

On August 13, the company requested in Singaporejudicial management to stabilize the financial situation. The step was explained by the desire to avoid the forced liquidation of user assets in Bitcoin and Ethereum. 

The platform also laid off 80% of its employees to cut costs.

Recall at the end of the same month Hodlnautreported a $193 million "hole" in its balance sheet. The firm placed client funds in the Anchor protocol of the Terra ecosystem. After the collapse of the latter, it suffered a loss of $189.7 million.

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