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Genesis Files for Bankruptcy as it Seeks Protection From its Creditors – Which DCG Unit is Next to Fail?
20.1.2023
After months of struggling, crypto lending and trading firm Genesis has filed for bankruptcy - but it's not the end of its troubles.
Genesis, a unit of the Digital Currency Group (DCG), said in a press release that Genesis Global Holdco, LLC and two of its lending business subsidiaries, Genesis...
Top Crypto Media Site CoinDesk Puts Itself Up For Sale - Is This A Sign of How Deep DCG’s Liquidity Problems Are?
19.1.2023
Crypto news website CoinDesk has tapped advisors at Lazard, a leading financial advisory and asset management firm, to explore a full or partial sale of its business. The move comes as CoinDesk's sister company Genesis has been hit with a liquidity crunch following the collapse of FTX....
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Aussie 'Big 4' bank mints stablecoin for carbon trading and remittances
19.1.2023
This marks the second "Big 4" bank in Australia to launch an Australian-dollar pegged stablecoin in a bid to boost the digital economy
Digital Currency Group Suspends Dividends Amid Regulatory Trouble With Subsidiary Genesis
18.1.2023
According to a shareholders’ letter from Digital Currency Group (DCG) viewed by finance and crypto publication Coindesk, the company has suspended dividends until further notice. This news follows the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charging a subsidiary firm of DCG, Genesis...
Genesis is planning to file for bankruptcy: Report
18.1.2023
Another one bites the dust? Reports suggest the initial filing could come later this week
Today in Crypto: Coinbase Halts Japan Operations, Digital Currency Group is Suspending Quarterly Dividends, Amber Group is Slashing Costs and Jobs
18.1.2023
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Would a Clear Out of Crypto Moguls and Their Centralized Companies Be Good for the Digital Asset Class?
18.1.2023
As more and more crypto companies face scrutiny – and some throw in the towel after a rough bear market - questions are being raised whether that could be a good thing for crypto after all....
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First Mover Americas: Crypto Winter Chills at Digital Currency Group, Coinbase
18.1.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Jan. 18, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
The Sandbox forms an exclusive partnership with mm2 Group
18.1.2023
The Sandbox takes great delight in announcing that it has struck an exclusive partnership with Metaviva. This organization is a Singapore-based Web3 company. It is also the affiliate of mm2 Entertainment, a regional media and entertainment company. The major purpose of this collaboration is...
Digital Currency Group halts dividends in an effort to preserve liquidity
18.1.2023
Digital Currency Group, a venture capital firm that owns a stake in more than 200 crypto projects, announced the dividend halt while one of its subsidiaries is in financial strife
Today in Crypto: Digital Yuan Used to Buy Securities, Monex Group Interested in FTX Japan, Bitget Launches Copy Trading in Spot Market
17.1.2023
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Lazarus Group's Stolen 41,000 ETH from Harmony Bridge Hack is on The Move
17.1.2023
A whopping 41,000 ETH stolen by the North Korean hackers Lazarus Group are currently being deposited on crypto exchanges.
According to an analysis of the token movements shared online, the ETH was sent through the anonymity system Railgun before being consolidated in wallets and sent to three...
EU finance ministers’ group releases statement on political aspects of digital euro
16.1.2023
The Eurogroup confirmed its support for digital euro research and noted that some of the design and use elements under consideration would require political decision making
Onchain Researchers Discover $63M in Ethereum From Harmony Bridge Attack Moved, Hackers Attempt to Launder Funds on Major Exchanges
16.1.2023
On Jan. 15, 2023, onchain researchers discovered that funds stolen during the Harmony bridge attack had been moved. The suspected thieves, who are allegedly associated with the North Korean hacking syndicate Lazarus Group, moved 41,000 ethereum, worth $63.2 million at current exchange rates....
North Korean Hacking Group Tied to $100M Harmony Hack Moves 41,000 Ether Over Weekend
16.1.2023
Crypto exchange Huobi blocked funds tied to the hack on Monday morning
Osprey Vies for Control of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust; Tron’s Justin Sun Offers to Invest Up to $1B on DCG Assets
14.1.2023
Following charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against the crypto exchange Gemini and the digital currency lender Genesis, Tron founder Justin Sun told the press that he may be able to purchase assets from Genesis, up to $1 billion, “depending on their evaluation of...
New York sued by environmental group after approval of crypto mining facility: Report
14.1.2023
The approval violates the New York climate law of 2019, plaintiffs claim. The facility was acquired by the Canadian crypto mining firm Digihost
Justin Sun Says He's Interested in Putting Up to $1 Billion for a DCG Asset Fire Sale
14.1.2023
Justin Sun, founder of TRON Foundation, has revealed he is willing to spend up to $1 billion of his own money to buy assets of embattled cryptocurrency lender Genesis’ parent firm, Digital Currency Group (DCG).
In an interview with Reuters, the Chinese crypto entrepreneur said he is willing...
Grayscale files brief in ETF suit against SEC, oral arguments may come within months
13.1.2023
Grayscale appealed the SEC’s denial of its application to create a spot BTC ETF in June; the case “is moving swiftly,” according to the Grayscale chief legal officer
Crypto Biz: DCG’s ‘carefully crafted campaign of lies’?
13.1.2023
The public battle between Cameron Winklevoss and Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert continues to rage