#DCG to Pay $38 Million to Settle#
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Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital have agreed to pay $38 million to settle charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging they defrauded investors in connection with a lending scheme. The SEC alleged that DCG misled investors about Genesis's financial condition and downplayed the impact of the collapse of Three Arrows Capital on Genesis. DCG settled the charges without admitting or denying wrongdoing. This is the latest action by the SEC against a crypto company since the Biden administration took office, highlighting the increasing regulatory scrutiny of the crypto industry by U.S. regulators.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought lending fraud charges against Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital, fining DCG $38 million. The SEC alleges that DCG was negligent and misled investors about its role in Genesis's bankruptcy, and exaggerated DCG's efforts to help Genesis in the aftermath. Specifically, the SEC points to the fact that in mid-June 2022, a large borrower, Three Arrows Capital (3AC), failed to make margin calls, impairing Genesis's business. However, DCG downplayed the impact of the default and misled investors, failing to take reasonable steps to ensure that the public had a correct understanding of Genesis's financial condition. DCG settled these charges, neither admitting nor denying the allegations. This settlement is the latest in a string of settlements with the SEC among numerous crypto companies, reflecting the crackdown by U.S. regulators on the crypto industry under the Biden administration.
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DCG has agreed to pay a $38 million penalty to settle charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it defrauded investors about loans at its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital.
The SEC alleged that DCG engaged in negligence and misled investors in the wake of Genesis's bankruptcy by downplaying the impact of defaults and exaggerating DCG's efforts to help Genesis.
DCG failed to exercise reasonable care, resulting in material misstatements to the public about Genesis's financial condition.
DCG neither admitted nor denied the SEC's allegations and agreed to pay the penalty to settle the case.