Bryan Pellegrino, LayerZero’s co-founder and CEO, has publicly accused Three Arrows Capital (3AC) co-founder Kyle Davies of making an attempt to strain the corporate to maneuver its total treasury to the now-defunct crypto hedge fund proper earlier than its chapter.
These allegations surfaced after Pellegrino responded to a submit on X. In his response, he claimed Davies supplied “higher charges than different debtors” in a determined try and salvage the hedge fund earlier than its downfall.
Pellegrino Pellegrino sharply criticized Davies for his deceitful habits. “Getting liquidated is one factor. Mendacity and exploiting…is one other,” he wrote.
The latest allegations observe Davies’s look on a March 19 episode of the Unchained Podcast. Within the discussion, Davies didn’t appear remorseful about 3AC’s chapter. He laughed off the notion that his failure was one thing he deeply regretted, implying that bankruptcies are quite common inside the crypto trade.
Davies maintained that his skilled repute is unblemished, whatever the critical criticism he has obtained for his conduct earlier than and after to the downfall of 3AC. He revealed that he was assembly with the fund’s collectors and had additionally consulted with Teneo, the 3AC liquidator.
Davies remained optimistic in regards to the scenario, noting that they may quickly attain a settlement honest for all events.
On Dec. 21, Teneo obtained a court order within the British Virgin Islands to freeze $1.14 billion in Davies and Zhu’s belongings. The liquidator is making an attempt to recuperate the $3.3 billion that they owe collectors after 3AC went bankrupt.
The agency particularly focused Zhu and Davies for $1.3 billion, accusing them of recklessly leveraging investor funds after the hedge fund turned bancrupt.
Davies defended 3AC’s funding ways, blaming their high-risk enterprise practices on his unshakable perception in a long-term bull market. He has accused the media of exaggerating the fund’s troubles and pointed fingers at lenders for irresponsibly investing their purchasers’ funds in high-risk schemes.
3AC fell throughout a crypto market hunch because it was unable to fulfill creditor calls for. The agency went from managing $10 billion in belongings in 2021 to submitting for chapter in July 2022. By April 2022, the worth of all 3AC belongings had dropped to $3 billion, persevering with to fall till the declaration of chapter.
Publish-collapse, Davies and 3AC’s different co-founder, Su Zhu, launched into a brand new enterprise with the launch of Open Exchange (OPNX), a crypto derivatives and claims buying and selling platform. Nonetheless, the operation was short-lived, and all operations shut down in February 2024.
Davies and Zhu have confronted subpoenas from Singaporean authorities for avoiding communication with authorities and never cooperating with the liquidation course of. Zhu was later arrested in Singapore for failing to cooperate with the liquidation inquiries, additional complicating the scenario.