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Crypto lender Genesis lays off 30% more staff: Report
5.1.2023
Genesis announced in August that it planned to cut its then 260-person workforce by 20%, with CEO Michael Moro moving into an advisory role
Crypto Lender Genesis Lays Off 30% More of Its Staff
5.1.2023
The job cuts come a day after the company said it would be “reducing costs and driving efficiencies” amid a challenging environment for crypto companies
Crypto Brokerage Genesis Global Trading Asks for More Time to Resolve Lending Issues – What is Going On?
5.1.2023
Derar Islim, the interim CEO of crypto brokerage Genesis Global Trading, has told clients that they need more time to resolve the financial crisis plaguing its lending business.
In a statement on Wednesday, Islim claimed that they will be able to sort out the current tough financial position...
Crypto Markets Today: Crypto Broker Genesis Asks for Clients’ Patience
5.1.2023
ALSO: Bitcoin rose and most other, major cryptocurrencies spent much of Wednesday in the green
Genesis tells clients it needs more time on financial woes after Gemini demands action
4.1.2023
Genesis interim CEO Derar Islim has sent a second letter to clients to say the crypto lender is working on its liquidity issues resulting from the FTX collapse, but they’re not there yet
Genesis CEO Says Solution Requires More Time
4.1.2023
Derar Islim addressed the institutional crypto brokerage's clients in a letter on Wednesday
14th Anniversary of Bitcoin’s Genesis Block: A Look Back at the Birth of Cryptocurrency
3.1.2023
14 years ago on Jan. 3, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto launched the Bitcoin network and block zero at approximately 1:15 p.m. (ET) on a Saturday afternoon. Satoshi’s technology allows “online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial...
The Genesis Block: The First Bitcoin Block
3.1.2023
Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Genesis Block on Jan. 3, 2009. That was three months after the pseudonymous inventor published the Bitcoin white paper in an online cryptography forum. People now call Jan. 3 “Genesis Block Day.”
Gemini’s Cameron Winklevoss Insists Digital Currency Group Needs to Resolve Liquidity Issues in Open Letter to CEO Barry Silbert
3.1.2023
Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, published an open letter to Digital Currency Group (DCG) CEO Barry Silbert on Jan. 2, 2022, stating that it had been 47 days since withdrawals from Genesis had been halted. In the letter, Winklevoss claimed that DCG owes $1.675...
Community celebrates Bitcoin Genesis Day by sending BTC to the Genesis block
3.1.2023
The wallet address now contains around 68.56 BTC, which is worth around $1.1 million at the time of writing
Demand for Arbitration Filed Against Genesis Global Capital, DCG — Firm Accused of ‘Ochestrating a Sham Transaction’
3.1.2023
Three Gemini Earn users have accused Genesis Global Capital of breaching a contract and have subsequently filed a demand for class arbitration with the American Arbitration Association. In addition, the three users assert that all transactions “constituted unregistered sales...
Genesis-DCG Loan Leads to Class Action Arbitration Case from Gemini Clients
3.1.2023
Claimants allege in a filing that Genesis breached its Master Agreement when it became insolvent in the summer of 2022, while hiding its insolvency from lenders like Gemini
Valkyrie Reveals Intention to Sponsor Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust as GBTC Discount to NAV Widens
1.1.2023
Valkyrie Investments, a Tennessee-based asset manager, has announced its intention to become the new sponsor of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). The company states that it is “uniquely qualified” for the role and plans to facilitate redemptions at net asset value (NAV) through...
Bitcoin hashrate recovers after big freeze shuts down miners
26.12.2022
The Bitcoin network hashrate has returned to 241.29 EH/s after a temporary 38% fall to 170.60 EH/s from a weekly peak of 276.40 EH/s
National Geographic debuts in NFT Genesis collection with Snowcrash
22.12.2022
According to the plans of National Geographic, the prime publication is all set to deliver its NFT collection. However, this is done with the active collaboration of Web3 studio and the NFT platform Snowcrash. Many competitive publications have done this earlier, with it now the turn of National...
Genesis and DCG seek path for the recovery of assets amid liquidity issues
21.12.2022
According to the co-founder of Gemini, Cameron Winklevoss, Houlihan Lokey is working on behalf of the Creditor Committee to resolve the liquidity issues at Genesis
Gemini Forms Creditors Committee With Houlihan Lokey to Resolve Genesis Liquidity Issues
18.12.2022
Roughly two weeks ago a report from the Financial Times (FT) claimed Genesis Global Capital owed $900 million to Gemini customers and the publication’s sources noted that the exchange was attempting to recover the funds by creating a creditors committee. 31 days after Gemini paused the Earn...
First Mover Asia: QCP Capital Founder Sees Crypto Industry’s Immediate Future Tied to Genesis Debacle, Expects Rebound in 2024
13.12.2022
During a panel discussion at Taipei Blockchain Week, Darius Sit noted the continued institutional adoption of the crypto options and derivatives market, among industry high points; former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrested
Fugitive Do Kwon Now Staying in Serbia Report Says — Terraform Labs CEO Suggests SBF Is to Blame for UST Depeg
12.12.2022
A new report has claimed that Do Kwon, the fugitive CEO of Terraform Labs, is currently staying in Serbia. The report added that the South Korean government has engaged the Serbian government regarding the matter. Meanwhile, Kwon has accused Sam Bankman-Fried and Alameda Research of orchestrating...
FTX's Bankman-Fried to face market manipulation probe, Do Kwon chimes in
8.12.2022
As part of a broader inquiry into FTX's collapse, federal prosecutors are looking at the role that FTX and Alameda may have played in the fall of Terra LUNA