Genesis Global Capital, LLC has agreed to a final judgment that includes a $21 million civil penalty and a permanent injunction, resolving charges brought by the U.S. SEC accusing Genesis of conducting an unregistered offer and sale of securities via its crypto asset lending program. The SEC will be queued behind other claimants, including retail investors, in the bankruptcy court's distribution of payments, ensuring that Genesis's penalty is only paid after the fulfillment of all other allowed claims.
The big players in the global crypto scene are waging war against each other. New York-based hedge fund Fir Tree Capital Management is suing Grayscale Investments for information to investigate potential mismanagement and conflicts of interest at its $10.7 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), Bloomberg reports. GBTC is trading at a 43% discount to the value of the Bitcoin it holds, partly because the firm issued many shares in the past few years and didn’t redeem any of them.
The New York-based digital asset brokerage and crypto lender Genesis Global Trading Inc. (www.genesistrading.com) announced that CEO Michael Moro is stepping down. Genesis COO Derar Islim will take over as interim CEO. Furthermore, WSJ reports that the company plans to fire 20% of its workforce. During the 2021 crypto bull run, the company's loan originations surged more than sevenfold to $131 billion, and the company increased its headcount by 22% to 260. A cut of 20% equates to the loss of about 52 jobs.