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The only honest answer the CEO can give is “we are a thinly capitalized startup with a unique business model, that meant when the DTCC jacked margin requirements on BME further trades would have pushed us into insolvency”

That’s not the kind of message any CEO wants to put out in public,



It can be spun. "We did it to ensure the stability and integrity of our platform."


Sure but if the the statement gets too close to admitting a liquidity crisis the market will close their doors the next day.


That maybe a reason to lie, but that's still fucking lying.




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