#DCG Settles for $38 Million Fine#
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital with concealing material financial risks in 2022, following a default by Three Arrows Capital, by issuing false or misleading information. The SEC fined DCG $38 million. The SEC alleged that DCG engaged in negligence and misled investors about Genesis’s financial condition, including by concealing losses and issuing misleading public statements. DCG settled the charges, neither admitting nor denying the allegations. Genesis halted withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy in January 2023. Former Genesis CEO Michael Moro was also fined $500,000 for misleading crypto investors.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital with making misleading statements to conceal the true nature of their financial risks in 2022 after Three Arrows Capital defaulted, ultimately leading to Genesis suspending withdrawals in November 2022 and filing for bankruptcy in January 2023. The SEC alleged that DCG and former Genesis CEO Michael Moro violated Section 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act, ordering them to cease and desist from further violations, along with a $500,000 penalty against Moro and a $38 million penalty against DCG. DCG settled these charges without admitting or denying them. The SEC alleged that in mid-June 2022, a large borrower, Three Arrows Capital, failed to meet margin calls, harming Genesis’ business, but DCG downplayed the impact of the default and exaggerated DCG’s efforts to help Genesis, ultimately misleading investors about Genesis’ financial condition.
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DCG concealed the true state of affairs after Genesis experienced financial difficulties, releasing false or misleading information that misled investors.
DCG exaggerated its assistance to Genesis and downplayed the impact of Three Arrows Capital's default, leading investors to have a false impression of Genesis's financial condition.
DCG used a $1.1 billion promissory note to inflate its balance sheet in an attempt to cover up Genesis's financial status.
The SEC alleges that DCG violated Section 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act and has fined DCG $38 million.