At the same time, a Substack going by Fugazi Research released an article questioning the foundations of Stablecoin Development Corp — including upcoming warrants that would dilute retail shareholders and flood the market with new, unpurchased shares.
Just over a week later on October 14, the stock was trading for under a dollar.
So, it’s likely that the short-seller report published by Fugazi contributed to the downfall of SDEV’s stock price — especially considering that other shortsellers were complaining about an inability to acquire shares to borrow in the days leading up to the collapse.
However, what still doesn’t make sense is why anyone valued the company at $500 million, even if only for a day.
Thirty-day MA way up
Protos was previously keeping an on eye on the 30-day moving average (MA) for SDEV, due to the fact that this price would benefit individuals and entities that may be exercising warrants shortly.
It’s true that the 30-day MA is significantly higher now than it was a month ago — nearly doubling, from an MA of $0.95 to over $1.75.
Tether has publicly listed a company that partially controls USDS
But if Tether has exercised or intends to exercise its warrants, which became eligible to be exercised on October 16, there have been no new filings recorded by the SEC documenting it nor any documents discussing new ownership percentages.
Protos will keep following SDEV and whether Tether exercise its warrants over the next few weeks.