Cryptocurrencies
Crypto Lender Babel’s Creditor Protection Extension Plea on Hold
- Singapore court seeks more clarity on proposed restructuring
- Request for more detail follows creditor Deribit’s objections
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A Singapore court has withheld a decision on embattled crypto lender Babel Finance’s request for an extension of creditor protection, as it seeks more clarity on a proposed restructuring following objections raised by creditor Deribit, Babel’s co-founder and sole director Flex Yang said.
Hong Kong-based Babel, which also operates in Singapore, owes about $750 million to $800 million to creditors and its ongoing moratorium of protection against creditor action ends on April 5, said Flex, who stepped down from day-to-day operations late 2021 and has returned to oversee the company’s restructuring. It was among a string of crypto companies that fell into trouble during last year’s digital asset rout.