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Digital Currency Group Strikes Back: Motion to Dismiss Gemini’s Lawsuit Filed

Digital Currency Group (DCG) has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought against them by Gemini Trust Company, LLC. The motion, filed in the Southern District of New York, argues that Gemini’s allegations of fraudulent misrepresentations related to the Gemini Earn program are without merit and inadequately substantiated. DCG’s legal team asserts that the…
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DCG Dismisses Gemini Lawsuit As “Publicity Stunt” By Winklevoss

Digital Currency Group responded to the lawsuit filed by Gemini alleging it defrauded its creditors by calling it a “publicity stunt” by Cameron Winklevoss.  Gemini revealed yesterday that it has filed a lawsuit against DCG and its CEO Barry Silbert for orchestrating and directly perpetrating a fraud against creditors. Gemini claimed that the DCG CEO…
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Winklevoss’ Gemini Sues DCG and Barry Silbert For Fraud

Winklevoss twins led crypto exchange Gemini has filed a lawsuit against the conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its CEO Barry Silbert for allegedly defrauding creditors.  As per the lawsuit, Gemini claims the DCG CEO committed fraud as Genesis attempted to continue the Earn Program despite being “massively insolvent.” US-based crypto exchange Gemini is the…
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Why approving a Bitcoin ETF might unleash $18B in sell-pressure

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust conversion to an ETF will unlock a potential sale of up to $18 billion in Bitcoin. The introduction of a spot-based Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) would make the asset more accessible to individual investors and mutual funds. What’s more, unlike a futures-based Bitcoin ETF, a spot-based ETF involves actually buying BTC.…
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Maybe Bitcoin didn’t bottom? SEC lawsuit against Binance shakes BTC bulls’ confidence

Bitcoin’s price dropped to $25,500 after the SEC announced a lawsuit against Binance and Changpeng Zhao, a move which also has BTC bulls wondering if the bottom is truly in. Bitcoin’s price declined 5% in one hour on June 5 after the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Binance on allegations…
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FTX debtors object to Genesis’ ‘critical’ claims estimate of ‘$0.00’

The FTX debtors alleged that the claim was filed “without any advance notice,” and they were not invited to participate in the mediation. Just a month after bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX sought $4 billion from the also bankrupt crypto lender Genesis, it is now contesting a claim that it is entitled to nothing. According to…
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Digital Currency Group to Sunset Tradeblock, Cites ‘Regulatory Challenges’ and ‘Prolonged Crypto Winter’

Digital Currency Group has revealed its decision to sunset its institutional trading platform, Tradeblock, on May 31, 2023. The company attributes the move to the “challenging regulatory environment” and the enduring effects of the “prolonged crypto winter,” signaling the conclusion of its subsidiary’s operations. DCG to Shut Down Institutional Trading Arm Tradeblock by the Month’s…
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DCG’s Subsidiary TradeBlock Is Shutting Its Doors: Bloomberg News

TradeBlock, an institutional investor focused subsidiary of Barry Silbert’s crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group, is closing down, according to Bloomberg News.  “Due to the state of the broader economy and prolonged crypto winter, along with the challenging regulatory environment for digital assets in the US, we made the decision to sunset the institutional trading platform…
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DCG Fails to Make $630M Payment to Creditors Amid Genesis Negotiations, Says Gemini

In the midst of the financial dispute between crypto exchange Gemini and Digital Currency Group (DCG), Gemini has alleged that DCG failed to make a payment of around $630 million that was due last week. In response, Gemini has stated that it may extend “forbearance” to DCG in order to prevent a default. DCG’s Alleged…
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DCG losses top $1B on the back of 3AC collapse in 2022

The crypto conglomerate reported that falling crypto prices and the fallout from Three Arrows Capital’s loan default to Genesis affected its results. Cryptocurrency venture capital conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG) has reported losses of over $1 billion in 2022 due largely to the contagion relating tocollapse of crypto hedge fund, Three Arrows Capital (3AC). DCG…
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