You can easily answer your own question why do these lenders lend millions to defunct otc stocks that end up going to 0 and still stay in business as lenders? Because they will make more diluting the stock without having to put up capital to run it up for an exit.
$TLRY as an example took out a $300mill convertible note at when pps was $160. Do you think that lender planned to make money on the upside or downside?
Now their pps is under $30 you bet they will take it as low as possible until they bleed the company dry.
This is how the game is played.
What ever funding Maxim has given to LFAP they have made more than triple that shorting them knowing they have the large position to cover