In March, the business started getting ready to concentrate on custody, brokerage, and asset management by signing a strategic relationship with Bifinity, a payments technology company controlled by cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Jonathan Farnell, formerly in charge of Binance's U.K. operations, was appointed CEO in exchange for Bifinity agreeing to fund a $36 million loan that may be turned into stock. Bifinity delayed the fifth installment of the debt due to some technical violations of the credit agreement.
The organization has been negotiating with possible investors to get financial support through the sale of additional shares and has been engaging with Bifinity to request, among other things, a remission of violations and an alteration of provisions under the loan contract to resolve these liquidity concerns. The business added that these conversations have regrettably not been fruitful, notwithstanding the group's best efforts.
Yesterday, as worries of contagion enveloped the cryptocurrency market, the firm's shares dropped by over 24%. They have fallen 91% this year. Eqonex was the initial Nasdaq business with a crypto exchange when it debuted in October 2020.