Zipmex requests meetings with Thai Authorities, investors to discuss…

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Cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex has requested meetings with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and other concerned authorities in Thailand, Bloombergreported. Potential investors are also expected to attend these meetings as the exchange begins to execute a fund-raising plan.

Zipmex runs its operations in four countries: Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Australia. The troubled cryptocurrency exchange hadfiled for global moratorium applications in a Singapore Court on 28 July. The application was filed to seek protection from creditors. 

Zipmex stated that it was in an advanced stage of discussion with two potential investors. This came after it signed three memorandums of understanding (MOUs) in the past month. 

Furthermore, the upcoming funding round is expected to raise $40 million for Zipmex, at its current valuation of $400 million. One of the potential investors has been seeking Zipmex CEO Marcum Lim to step down as perreports.

However, Lim in a recent interview with the Financial Review stated the opposite. He said that he will not resign and will keep running the embattled crypto exchange while repaying the debts worth $50 million.

According toCrunchbase, Zipmex has raised funds worth $62.9 million over six rounds from different VC firms. These include Krungsri Finnovate, Mindwork Capitals, B Capital, and Jump Capital.

The Blockreported that Coinbase Global made a strategic investment in Zipmex in early June 2022. However, Coinbase had been contemplating acquiring the beleaguered enterprise but decided against it.   

During the bloodbath witnessed by the cryptocurrency market in the second quarter of this year, Zipmex wasowed$53 million by Babel Finance and Celsius Network asreported by Fortune.

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