{"id":68619,"date":"2022-10-14T19:18:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T16:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=68619"},"modified":"2025-09-07T15:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T12:08:22","slug":"media-nexo-again-extends-decision-deadline-for-vauld-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/media-nexo-again-extends-decision-deadline-for-vauld-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Media: Nexo again extends decision deadline for Vauld acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The crypto-lending platform Nexo has once again extended the due-diligence period for deciding on acquiring its competitor Vauld. <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/177233\/nexo-once-again-extends-due-diligence-period-on-potential-vauld-deal\\\">The Block<\/a> reports, citing an informed source.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>On July 5, the firm began a 60-day review of the potential deal. In September, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/nexo-outlines-timeline-for-vauld-acquisition-decision\">decided to extend<\/a> the period by another month. According to a source, this time Nexo did not specify a deadline \u2014 the due diligence will take \\&#8221;as long as necessary\\&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Kalin Methodiev, the managing partner of the firm, during an <span data-descr=\\\"ask me anything\\\" class=\\\"old_tooltip\\\">AMA<\/span>-session confirmed the extension of the period. He noted that any problematic deal is \\&#8221;not easy\\&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>\\&#8221;I am glad to report that our meetings at the senior level at Vauld are going very well. We feel that we are seeing this forward movement in a very similar way: not only do we care about helping people immediately recover their losses, we also have a plan for how this could play out over a longer period of time,\\&#8221; stressed Methodiev.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>According to him, if the deal goes through, the final plan is to allow Vauld users to \\&#8221;restore their balances to the maximum possible extent and provide them with the Nexo platform\\&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\\\">\n<div class=\\\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\\\">\\n<iframe loading=\\\"lazy\\\" title=\\\"Nexo October AMA: FAQs\\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"281\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R4z_4Xk1aNI?feature=oembed\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" allow=\\\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\\\" referrerpolicy=\\\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\\\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>On July 4, Vauld <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/peter-thiel-backed-crypto-lending-platform-vauld-suspends-operations\">announced the suspension of operations<\/a> and possible restructuring due to financial difficulties. The following day it emerged that <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/nexo-eyes-acquisition-of-vauld-the-crypto-lending-platform\">Nexo signed a preliminary agreement to acquire the company<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, media citing court documents found that Vauld&#8217;s outstanding debt after these events <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/media-vauld-crypto-lending-platform-owes-402-million-to-creditors\">stood at $402 million<\/a>. Of this, $363 million was owed to retail investors.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The platform&#8217;s problems began with <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/terras-death-spiral-how-and-why-luna-and-ust-collapsed\">the collapse of Terra<\/a> \u2014 the equivalent of $28 million it held in UST staking. The next blow was the overall downturn of the crypto market \u2014 the firm held positions in Bitcoin, Ethereum, MATIC and XRP.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>In August, the Singapore High Court <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/vauld-wins-temporary-creditor-protection\">granted Vauld a moratorium<\/a> on proceedings until 7 November 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>According to the press, Indian authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/indian-authorities-freeze-vauld-assets-worth-46-million\">froze the crypto-lending platform&#8217;s<\/a> access to assets valued at 370 crore (~$46 million).<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog&#8217;s bitcoin news on our <a href=\\\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crypto-lending platform Nexo has again extended the due-diligence period for deciding on the acquisition of its competitor Vauld. 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