#DCG Settles SEC Charges for $38 Million#
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined Digital Currency Group (DCG) $38 million and sanctioned the CEO of Genesis for negligence. The SEC alleged that DCG misled investors, downplayed risks, and exaggerated efforts made by DCG to help Genesis during the bankruptcy of its subsidiary, Genesis Global Capital. Specifically, DCG claimed its business remained unaffected following the collapse of Three Arrows Capital (3AC), despite knowing that Genesis would incur at least $1 billion in losses as a result. DCG settled these charges without admitting or denying them.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined Digital Currency Group (DCG) $38 million and sanctioned the CEO of Genesis for negligence. The SEC alleged that DCG engaged in fraud during the bankruptcy of Genesis Global Capital, including misleading investors about the true state of Genesis's finances. Specifically, the SEC alleged that in June 2022, when major borrower Three Arrows Capital failed to meet margin calls, DCG downplayed the impact on Genesis and exaggerated its efforts to assist Genesis. In reality, DCG knew that Three Arrows Capital's bankruptcy would lead to at least $1 billion in losses for Genesis, but it continued to convey misleading information to the public, leading them to believe that Genesis's business was not under threat. DCG settled these charges without admitting or denying them. This settlement demonstrates the SEC's increasing scrutiny of the cryptocurrency industry and its zero-tolerance approach to fraud.
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DCG allegedly misled investors about the impact of Genesis's bankruptcy, downplaying the default and exaggerating its assistance to Genesis.
The SEC alleges that DCG was negligent in its accounting of Genesis's financial status, causing investors to have a false impression of Genesis's true condition.
DCG pays $38 million to settle SEC charges of lending fraud against its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital.
DCG has settled the SEC charges, neither admitting nor denying the allegations.