#DCG to pay $38 million to settle charges#
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Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital have agreed to pay $38 million to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that they defrauded investors in a lending scheme. The SEC alleged that DCG was negligent and misled investors about the financial health of its subsidiary, Genesis, and downplayed the impact of the collapse of Three Arrows Capital on Genesis. DCG settled the charges without admitting or denying them. This is the latest in a string of settlements between crypto companies and the SEC, reflecting a trend by US regulators under the Biden administration to crack down on the crypto industry in a bid to clear the list.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought lending fraud charges against Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital, accusing DCG of negligence and misleading investors in connection with the collapse of Genesis. DCG ultimately agreed to pay $38 million to settle these charges, but neither admitted nor denied them. The SEC alleged that DCG downplayed the impact of Three Arrows Capital (3AC)'s default on Genesis's business following the 3AC collapse in June 2022, and exaggerated DCG's efforts to help Genesis. The SEC believes that DCG knew at the time that the 3AC collapse would lead to at least $1 billion in losses for Genesis, but nevertheless conveyed the misleading impression to the public that Genesis was in sound financial shape. The settlement is the latest action by the SEC against the crypto industry and marks the latest of several crypto firms to settle with the SEC.
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DCG misled investors about Genesis's financial condition, downplaying the impact of 3AC's collapse
DCG failed to exercise reasonable care, resulting in a misleading public impression of Genesis's financial health
SEC accused DCG of fraud in connection with the Genesis bankruptcy
DCG settled with the SEC, neither admitting nor denying the allegations