#DCG Settles SEC Charges for $38 Million#
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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 charges that the SEC brought against its subsidiary, Genesis Global Capital, for lending fraud. The SEC alleged that DCG was negligent in its handling of investor communications regarding the health of Genesis’s bankrupt lending business and penalized the CEO of Genesis for negligence. DCG settled the charges without admitting or denying the allegations. SEC documents showed that DCG, following a default by a major borrower, Three Arrows Capital, in June 2022, downplayed the impact of the default and exaggerated DCG's efforts to help Genesis, leading investors to have a false impression of Genesis's financial condition. Three Arrows Capital went bankrupt after the collapse of the Terra crypto ecosystem, owing Genesis $2.4 billion in unpaid loans, of which DCG knew Genesis would lose at least $1 billion. Despite this, Genesis and DCG presented their business as unaffected when in fact it was not.
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Digital Currency Group (DCG) has agreed to settle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a $38 million fine to resolve allegations of lending fraud brought by the SEC against its subsidiary, Genesis Global Capital. The SEC alleged that DCG was negligent and misled investors about the health of Genesis's lending operations. DCG settled the charges without admitting or denying the allegations. The SEC's allegations centered on DCG's misleading statements about Genesis's financial condition following the failure of a large borrower, Three Arrows Capital, to make timely margin calls in June 2022. Despite knowing that Genesis would lose at least $1 billion as a result of Three Arrows Capital's collapse, DCG downplayed the impact of the default, exaggerated its efforts to help Genesis, ultimately leading to a misleading impression of Genesis's financial health to the public. The settlement signals the SEC's increased scrutiny of the cryptocurrency industry and highlights its focus on corporate transparency and integrity in disclosures.
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DCG allegedly misled investors about the Genesis bankruptcy, downplaying the impact of the default and exaggerating DCG's assistance to Genesis.
The SEC alleged that DCG was negligent in its financial reporting of Genesis, failing to exercise reasonable care, which misled the public.
DCG settled the SEC's allegations without admitting or denying the charges.
DCG paid $38 million to settle SEC charges of lending fraud against its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital.