#DCG to Pay $38 Million to Settle SEC Charges#
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Digital Currency Group (DCG) has agreed to settle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for $38 million to resolve allegations of fraud by the SEC regarding its subsidiary, Genesis Global Capital. The SEC alleged that DCG was negligent and misled investors regarding the health of Genesis’s bankrupt lending operations and also sanctioned the CEO of Genesis for his negligence. DCG settled the allegations without admitting or denying them. The SEC noted that in June 2022, a large borrower, Three Arrows Capital, failed to make its margin calls, causing Genesis's business to suffer, but DCG downplayed the impact of the default, exaggerating its efforts to help Genesis, which ultimately misled investors about Genesis’s financial condition.
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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 in its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital's lending business, including misleading investors about Genesis's financial condition. Specifically, the SEC said that in June 2022, when large borrower Three Arrows Capital defaulted, DCG failed to promptly disclose the negative impact on its Genesis business and instead downplayed the default's impact and exaggerated DCG's assistance to Genesis. Despite knowing that the collapse of Three Arrows Capital would result in at least $1 billion in losses for Genesis, DCG still represented that its business was unaffected, misleading investors. DCG settled these charges, neither admitting nor denying the allegations. The settlement signals the SEC's continued scrutiny of fraud in the cryptocurrency industry and highlights the responsibility of companies to disclose financial information.
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DCG misled investors, downplaying the risks associated with Genesis's financial condition and exaggerating its support for Genesis.
DCG was negligent in failing to exercise reasonable care, resulting in a misleading public impression of Genesis's financial condition.
DCG's subsidiary, Genesis Global Capital, engaged in loan fraud, leading to its bankruptcy.
The bankruptcy of Three Arrows Capital was a major factor in the deterioration of Genesis's financial condition.