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- Genesis Trading transferred $1.5 billion worth of btc and eth, causing price drops.
- The transfer likely marks the start of payments to creditors following Genesis' bankruptcy.
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Genesis Trading moved over $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin (btc) and ethereum (eth) in the last hour, x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1819375635539616132″ rel=”noopener nofollow noreferrer”>according According to a post by Arkham Intelligence, btc fell by 2.2% in the last hour, while eth registered a 2.5% correction in the same period. Transactions amounted to 16,600 btc and 166,300 eth, and are likely to initiate in-kind repayments to creditors.
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BREAKING: GENESIS MOVES $1.5 BILLION IN btc AND eth FOR PAYMENTS TO CREDITORS
Wallets linked to Genesis Trading have moved 16,600 btc ($1.1 billion) and 166,300 eth ($521.1 million) in the past hour, likely for in-kind payments to creditors.
bitcoin: bc1qmetf6pu6ghr6fv92209sw5x9t5999562t8wmux
eth:… photo.twitter.com/5Jtxqx8mxT
– Arkham (@ArkhamIntel) twitter.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1819375635539616132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer”>August 2, 2024
Genesis was the leading institutional cryptocurrency lender behind the “earnings” programs of many companies, such as the Gemini exchange, and was part of the Digital Currency Group (DCG), which also has Grayscale under its umbrella.
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However, following the collapse of Terra in 2022 that triggered the downfall of entities such as Three Arrows Capital, Genesis ran into liquidity issues and failed its customers. In January 2023, the company filed for bankruptcy. won a case In May it will return $3 billion to customers, which was followed through a $2 billion settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Additionally, Genesis and Gemini faced a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly selling unregistered securities through Gemini Earn. In a separate settlement, Genesis agreed to pay $21 million to the regulator.
In April, Genesis Trading redeemed more than 32,000 btc, valued at roughly $2.1 billion, during its bankruptcy proceedings, following a settlement that returned $2 billion to nearly 232,000 Gemini customers.
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