OPNX exchange bids for crypto lender Hodlnaut in Singapore

Crypto lender Hodlnaut appears to have found a white knight investor to exit its bankruptcy proceedings. According to a Bloomberg report, OPNX exchange has made an offer to take over 75% of the company. The deal would see a capital injection of nearly $30 million worth of FLEX tokens into Hodlnaut to partially cover creditors’ payout and outstanding claims. According to CoinMarketCap, FLEX is trading at $7.16 as of this writing, bringing the capital injection to nearly $215 million. Hodlnaut’s restructuring is being overseen by a Singapore court. If approved…

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Crypto lender Geist Finance shuts down permanently over Multichain hack

Lending protocol Geist Finance is shutting down permanently due to losses from the Multichain exploit, according to a July 14 social media post from the app’s development team. Geist contracts were paused on July 6, then resumed in “withdraw and repay only” mode on July 9. The latest post confirms the team does not plan to reopen lending and borrowing on Geist. 1/2 After confirmation from Multichain that the funds will not be recovered, we are announcing that Geist will not reopen. Because Chainlink oracles are tracking the value of…

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