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Nexo Proposes Celsius Buyout as Rival Lending Platform Halts Withdrawals
Celsius said it also paused its swap and transfer products and did not provide a timeline for resuming withdrawals.
Updated May 11, 2023, 6:54 p.m. Published Jun 13, 2022, 7:53 a.m.
Cryptocurrency lending platform Nexo expressed interest in buying certain assets from rival Celsius after the lending platform said it was freezing withdrawals and transfers because of extreme market conditions.
In a letter to Celsius Monday, Nexo said it was particularly interested in Celsius’s collateralized loan portfolio. Nexo publicized the letter, which didn't mention a price, in a tweet.
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In a blog post earlier Monday, Celsius announced it would also pause its swap and transfer products. It did not provide a timeline for resuming withdrawals. The announcement comes on top of Celsius telling nonaccredited investors they could no longer transfer funds.
"We are working with a singular focus: to protect and preserve assets to meet our obligations to customers,” Celsius said. “Our ultimate objective is stabilizing liquidity and restoring withdrawals, Swap, and transfers between accounts as quickly as possible. There is a lot of work ahead as we consider various options, this process will take time, and there may be delays."
The cryptocurrency market has slumped in recent weeks amid weakness in the macroeconomic environment. Bitcoin has declined for almost 12 straight weeks, sliding from almost $49,000 in March 2022 to under $25,000. The total crypto market cap, which peaked at about $3 trillion in November, dropped below $1 trillion today, TradingView data shows.
In its letter, Zug, Switzerland-based Nexo said it was looking to acquire assets “mostly or fully of collateralized loan receivables secured by corresponding collateral assets, as well as brand assets and the customer database."
In an audit earlier on Monday, Nexo said it had $6.2 billion in customer liabilities and held assets in excess of that amount.
The NEXO token price is down by 22% in the past 24 hours amid a market-wide sell-off. Celsius' CEL token has lost more than 50% of its value following its announcement.
Celsius, which is headquartered in New Jersey and has a subsidiary in London, had not responded to requests for comment by publication time.
UPDATE (June 13, 08:45 UTC): Adds Nexo's letter of intent, Nexo liabilities; removes tweet saying offer letter was being prepared.
UPDATE (June 13, 09:54 UTC): Wraps earlier story on Celsius’ actions starting in third paragraph; adds crypto market background.
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