Digital Currency Group and its subsidiary Genesis Global have reached a tentative agreement to resolve bankruptcy issues with unsecured creditors, potentially recovering 70%-90% for creditors and 65%-90% for customers depending on the denomination of digital assets, but the deal does not include customers of its investment program or former partner Gemini.
Crypto lender Genesis' bankruptcy case is facing opposition from a group of creditors who consider the treatment of outstanding loans to be insufficient, as Genesis and parent company DCG reach a tentative deal.
Genesis Global Capital has filed a lawsuit against Digital Currency Group (DCG) and Digital Currency Group International (DCGI) seeking repayment of over $600 million in loans, alleging that DCG and DCGI are wrongfully in possession of property belonging to Genesis Global Capital's bankruptcy estate.
U.S. authorities are investigating claims of fraud made by Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of crypto firm Gemini Trust Co, against the Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its founder Barry Silbert, relating to the misrepresentation of DCG's lending arm Genesis, which filed for bankruptcy in January.
Digital asset exchange Gemini accuses Digital Currency Group of using deceptive practices to avoid repaying its obligations to the creditors of Genesis, its bankrupt crypto lending unit.