{"id":4413,"date":"2024-12-18T14:18:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=4413"},"modified":"2024-12-18T14:18:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:18:33","slug":"token-based-ma-deals-face-growing-hurdles-as-crypto-firms-seek-survival-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=4413","title":{"rendered":"Token-Based M&A Deals Face Growing Hurdles As Crypto Firms Seek Survival Options"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Token-based mergers and acquisitions<\/a> (M&A) are emerging as a complex yet necessary path for crypto-native companies navigating uncertain market conditions.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to speakers at a panel discussion during the most recent Benzinga Future of Digital Assets<\/a><\/strong> conference. Industry leaders emphasized that while token funding provides quicker liquidity, it complicates buyouts, with valuations often plummeting during negotiations.<\/p>\n

Token Valuations Under Pressure<\/h3>\n

Elliot Chun<\/strong>, partner at Architect Partners<\/strong>, pointed out the critical challenges firms face in token-based M&A deals, where expectations frequently clash with reality. “You better walk into that discussion knowing that your token is going to trade from zero to a 75% discount at best,” Chun said. Founders often overestimate the value of their tokens, he explained, and struggle to align those valuations with potential acquirers.<\/p>\n

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Chun noted that token holders’ belief in their assets\u2019 “special” value further complicates negotiations. When …<\/p>\n

Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Token-based mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are emerging as a complex yet necessary path for crypto-native companies navigating uncertain market conditions. That\u2019s according to speakers at a panel discussion during the most recent Benzinga Future of Digital Assets conference. Industry leaders emphasized that while token funding provides quicker liquidity, it complicates buyouts, with valuations often plummeting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-4413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4413\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}