Voyager Digital Outrightly Rejects FTX’s Buyout Offer Calling It A “Low-Ball Bid”

Troubled crypto lender Voyager Digital has outrightly rejected to a buyout supply from FTX and its subsidiary Alameda Research calling it a ‘low-ball bid’.

Last Friday, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried proposed a restructuring deal to FTX. Under the proposed plan, Bankman-Fried’s buying and selling agency Alameda Research would purchase Voyager’s digital belongings and digital-assets loans in money market worth. However, this might be exempting loans to embattled hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC).

In return, FTX would supply Voyager clients to obtain their a part of claims by opening an FTX account. However, clients who don’t want to enroll with FTX can proceed to retain all of their rights and claims within the chapter proceedings. But these clients would get early entry to distribution of their claims via FTX.

On Sunday, July 24, Voyager legal professionals submitted a response to the bid whereby they noted:

“The AlamedaFTX proposal is nothing more than a liquidation of cryptocurrency on a basis that advantages AlamedaFTX. It’s a low-ball bid dressed up as a white knight rescue”.

Voyager will entertain any “serious proposal” made below the bidding procedures, however the bid from FTX and Alameda was “designed to generate publicity for itself rather than value for Voyager’s customers”.

Voyager Reserves All Rights, Said the Lawyers

In the court docket submitting submitted on Sunday, Voyager Digital mentioned that FTX’s proposal undermines a aggressive course of. Besides, the bid declares no worth to Voyager and its mental property. Furthermore, it fully ignores tax penalties amongst different issues.

The legal professionals additional added that Voyager receives all rights and treatments towards FTX and Alameda for the “clear and intentional subversion of the bankruptcy process and the damages that may be suffered by customers and other creditors as a result”.

Voyager filed for Chapter 11 chapter safety earlier this month. FTX has proven eager curiosity in getting its fingers at Voyager’s belongings.

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