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Crypto giant Genesis is 'days away' from bankruptcy after suffering steep losses in wake of FTX collapse: Firm owes creditors $3 BILLION - including $900M to Winklevoss twins
UK Daily Mail ^ | January 19, 2023 | Alex Hammer

Posted on 01/19/2023 2:26:35 AM PST by C19fan

Popular cryptocurrency broker Genesis is expected to file for bankruptcy within days, insiders have revealed.

It would make the firm the latest crypto casualty following the spectacular downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, where the company held some of its funds.

According to people familiar with the matter, Genesis is currently in the final stage of its Chapter 11 paperwork as it works toward a deal with creditors.

The company, which is owned by venture capital firm Digital Currency Group, had been considering filing for bankruptcy for some time, as it reportedly owes creditors more than $3billion.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: bankruptcy; broker; crypto; cryptocurrency; currency; digital; digitalcurrency; genesis
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From reading this article, the whole industry is one big pyramid scheme.
1 posted on 01/19/2023 2:26:35 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

The 21st Century Tulip Bulb market is finally crashing....


2 posted on 01/19/2023 2:29:26 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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Launched in February 2021 and promoted by both Gemini and Genesis, the Earn program promised passive returns on customer's cryptocurrency assets in exchange for the right to lend the tokens out. The companies also touted that the Earn program offered generous interest rates of up to 7.4 percent. 'That's more than 100 times the national US average,' Gemini wrote in one promotion.

So greedy people lost their money in speculating and now are complaining?

3 posted on 01/19/2023 2:31:29 AM PST by C19fan
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In 2007, the mortgage industry was heading endlessly upwards on the magic power of derivatives that fueled the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Didn’t turn out well.

Today we’ve got a lot of shady money in crypto. Hopefully it won’t cause a similar problem.


4 posted on 01/19/2023 2:33:55 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Government always tries to steal freedom; People should always try to stop Government.)
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To: C19fan; dpetty121263

Down go the Ponzi Schemes

Make way for the new Digital Dollar

Digital money in every major country - that’s my prediction but admittedly it’s just a guess


5 posted on 01/19/2023 2:35:30 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: C19fan

Winklevoss should have bought gold.


6 posted on 01/19/2023 2:40:11 AM PST by Jonty30 (THE URGE TO SAVE THE WORLD IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN URGE TO RULE IT)
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To: C19fan

not your keys
not your crypto


7 posted on 01/19/2023 2:49:18 AM PST by RockyTx
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To: Yo-Yo

I suggest that your analogy is spot on. This has been a highly suspicious deal all along.


8 posted on 01/19/2023 2:49:42 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dreams)
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To: C19fan

The entire world economy is one big Ponzi scheme.


9 posted on 01/19/2023 2:56:24 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: ClearCase_guy

Its the collapse of crypto in 2021 thats causing these bankrupcies. We are seeing consequences, not causes.


10 posted on 01/19/2023 3:02:41 AM PST by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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The early days of crypto were legit. I got in early and enjoyed the fun of it. When the “big dogs” got involved, things got squirrely real quick. It was like someone brought in real munitions to a kids’ backyard cap gun game.


11 posted on 01/19/2023 3:04:51 AM PST by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
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To: C19fan
No doubt, contagious and can spread.


12 posted on 01/19/2023 3:18:00 AM PST by Theoria
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To: SaveFerris; Red Badger
According to people familiar with the matter, Genesis is currently in the final stage of its Chapter 11 paperwork...

The whole world is a living parable. Every aspect. Yet for some reason, it's some big mystery. Cryptic.

Genesis 11

1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Crypto giant Genesis is 'days away' from bankruptcy after suffering steep losses...

It goes on.

13 posted on 01/19/2023 3:21:06 AM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
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To: Yo-Yo

Dunning-Krugerrands, as they’ve been called in a few places.


14 posted on 01/19/2023 3:21:36 AM PST by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: Theoria; SaveFerris; Red Badger

Excellent how that gif is displayed directly above my post.


15 posted on 01/19/2023 3:23:21 AM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
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To: C19fan

Crypto was always a house of cards.


16 posted on 01/19/2023 3:37:50 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: Ezekiel

The best part is when he throws the thing on fire and sets the other guy on fire.

Thanks a lot!


17 posted on 01/19/2023 3:38:41 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: C19fan

Coinbase is also apparently on the edge of collapse. They are already getting out of overseas areas where they set up companies. I almost decided to buy Dogecoin after Elon Musk rescued Twitter and almost created an account, but then I got lucky that the FTX thing got to be big news the day after, and I put all my thoughts about investing in Crypto on hold. I think the whole thing is ready to collapse now, regardless of exchange or name of “currency”.


18 posted on 01/19/2023 3:38:47 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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[Coinbase is also apparently on the edge of collapse.]

I say nation Digital Currencies will be the only thing left standing when it’s all over.

Then, they’ll get merged into a Single World Currency - Digital Money. /shiny side out

Obviously, most money is digital right now, for all intents and purposes.


19 posted on 01/19/2023 4:09:10 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: ClearCase_guy

A fool and his money are soon parted. I have the same level concern for those who gamble on get rich skeemes as I have for those who spend their rent money on lotto tickets: none


20 posted on 01/19/2023 4:16:44 AM PST by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media )
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