- VCI Global shares have dropped nearly 100% since the start of 2025.
- The company reported acquiring over 4 million OOB tokens, mostly obtained without market purchases.
- Tether Investment Limited holds 39.8% of VCI Global’s Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) shares.
- The OOB token is critical to VCI Global’s valuation, reliant on its continued trading on the Kraken exchange.
- Experts note potential regulatory concerns due to related-party transactions and lack of required SEC filings.
VCI Global, a small-cap stock trading on Nasdaq and based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has experienced severe losses in 2025. Investors who bought shares following a “100 million OOB token digital-asset-treasury transaction” announcement in November would have seen a 31% decline within four weeks. Longer-term investors have suffered nearly a 99.9% drop in value year-to-date.
The company recently claimed it acquired 4,174,603 additional OOB tokens “from the open market” on November 26. However, this purchase, costing about $1 million at $0.24 per token, represented only a small portion of VCI Global’s total OOB holdings. The company already owned 250 million OOB tokens, transferred at a price of $0.20 each, which is 73% below the token’s recent peak of $0.73.
This large token transfer was part of a $50 million Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) deal, in which Tether Investment Limited received 39.8% of the shares issued. Notably, Tether, also a significant investor in OOB through its leadership in a $25 million Series A fundraise alongside Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakavenko, was involved on both sides of the PIPE transaction.
According to critics like Cory Klippsten, a known Tether opponent engaged in litigation against the stablecoin issuer, this arrangement may constitute a change of control without proper disclosure through SEC Form 13D. He characterizes these circumstances as a possible breach of SEC Rule 12b-20, which mandates comprehensive disclosures. These claims have not been legally adjudicated.
The current structure depends heavily on the OOB token remaining listed and actively traded on the Kraken exchange. VCI Global’s agreement permits it to rescind the token acquisition and reverse related share issuances if Kraken suspends or delists OOB within six months. This contingency underlines how much of the company’s value is tied to the token’s market accessibility.
The company’s website also warns of CEO impersonation fraud, adding to its operational challenges. With less than 24,000 shares outstanding and a market capitalization in the single-digit millions, VCI Global remains a highly speculative entity facing regulatory scrutiny and market risks associated with its close ties to Tether and the OOB token ecosystem.
For official details, see the company’s SEC filing and announcements on the company homepage.
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